by Janel Breitenstein | Jun 20, 2019 | children, kids, Parenting, relationships
How old is the first crush you remember? I was going to tell you third grade. But I think it might have been four years old (I have a strong denial reflex). It’s a little crazy how young this stuff starts. My oldest returned from his first day of first grade...
by Janel Breitenstein | Jun 20, 2019 | children, Family, Ideas, kids, Parenting, practical, rest, time management, tweens and teens
Back in high school, I took a crazy-cool trip with an organization, performing evangelistic street theater as we camped through Europe. It was unforgettable. But I’m sure it was no easy feat. Our team consisted of 90 teenagers (not a typo). Tents were lined up...
by Janel Breitenstein | Jun 12, 2019 | failure, infographics, kids, Parenting, shame
People think of sleep as one of the easiest things in the world. Babies can do it! (Though as one woman wrote, “I don’t want to sleep like a baby. I want to sleep like my husband.” Hear, hear.) But I’ve noticed a weird amount of people around...
by Janel Breitenstein | Jun 6, 2019 | closeness and intimacy, emotion, spiritual life skills/spiritual disciplines, time alone with God, time together
You’ve been there: Whirling into a coffee shop or dinner with friends. Or talking on the phone while your kids fight in the other room (#methisweek) and you try to remember whether you’ve added salt to the recipe you’re cooking, dang it. But somehow,...
by Janel Breitenstein | May 29, 2019 | closeness and intimacy, closeness; intimacy, community, compassion, identity, listening, love, relationships, time together
Ever get that feeling the person in front of you is there-but-not-there? I’m totally guilty of this–those moments my kids are telling me something and they’re like, “Mom.” Because I’m too often multitasking–probably for their...
