by Janel Breitenstein | Aug 2, 2019 | anger, challenging, children, Church, emotion, encouragement, failure, faith, Family, fear, kids, Parenting
Maybe you know all too well that awkward, disappointing moment. When a spouse doesn’t step up. When the person you’re married isn’t the spiritual hero. And then? Your kids ask about it. I need to communicate that what he’s doing isn’t fine … Should I...
by Janel Breitenstein | Jul 24, 2019 | motherhood, stress, time management, women, work
So now that I’m a mom of teenagers and all their weirdness, we talk about things like we did last week: Is it okay to date a non-Christian? This naturally means I have introduced things like oxen into our conversations before (cue the “unequally...
by Janel Breitenstein | Jul 9, 2019 | Culture, identity, motherhood, personality, women
Confession: Sometimes my own view of women hamstrings me. Some of you are shocked, and maybe a little offended, I would ask this question because your inner answer is, Of course. Some of you are shocked because you’re wondering where I will stand in Christian...
by Janel Breitenstein | Jul 5, 2019 | children, Holidays; Occasions, Home and Hospitality, kids, Parenting, practical, spiritual life skills/spiritual disciplines
This past Sunday was a beautiful moment for our little family: My husband baptized my two youngest children. A passel of family and friends showed up, smartphones at the ready, and when my kids came out of the water, there were whoops and a whole lot of applause....
by Janel Breitenstein | Jun 25, 2019 | children, Culture, current events, failure, fear, kids, Parenting
It was the kind of article that makes you mentally cover your face with your hands. And then, bite your nails with the grimace still on your face. And her words still rattle me. (They should.) Raising Children Without the Concept of Sin , published recently in the New...
