1. Girls Patterned Backpacks | Old Navy 2. Wildkin Dinomite Lunch Box | Target 3. Tucker + Tate Print Backpack | Nordstrom 4. VOLCOM Deluxe Backpack | Tilly's 5. Girls Zip-Top Lunch Bag | Old Navy 6. Vans 'Old Skool II' Print Backpack | Nordstrom 7. Printed Senior Backpack | Gap 8. VOLCOM Americana Lunchbox | Tilly's 9. Junior Printed Backpack | Gap . . .
What I want you to know about being sexually molested by a relative
What I Want You to Know is a series of reader submissions. It is an attempt to allow people to tell their personal stories, in the hopes of bringing greater compassion to the unique issues each of us face. If you would like to submit a story to this series, click here. Today’s guest post is by Anonymous. I felt compelled to write about my experience as a victim, in light of the news about the Duggar family. An old wound surfaced and my heart hurt by some of the . . .
How we family
This post is sponsored by Tylenol. I think it’s really important, as a family, to have activities that sort of define who you are. Activities that are mutually enjoyable, that you can be sure will result in a good time for everyone involved. As the old saying goes, the family that plays together, stays together. But defining what that “play” means, specifically, isn’t always easy. Before we had kids, our “thing” was travel. We loved to get out in the world, and to experience different . . .
Wednesday’s Child: Kierre
Every Wednesday I feature a child recently highlighted by a local Wednesday's Child newscast to share the stories of children from around the country who are waiting for a family. My hope is that this can broaden exposure for the children highlighted, but also serve as a reminder that these children represent thousands of children currently in the foster-care system. Perhaps their stories will inspire you to consider opening your home to a child needing a family. For more information and to . . .
What I want you to know about raising children with mental illness
What I Want You to Know is a series of reader submissions. It is an attempt to allow people to tell their personal stories, in the hopes of bringing greater compassion to the unique issues each of us face. If you would like to submit a story to this series, click here. Today’s guest post is by Dawn Bizzell, M.Ed. Trigger Warning: Suicide, Mental Illness, Self-harmI want you to know my children. I want you to know how beautiful, talented, and amazing they are. I . . .
What I want you to know about loving our son’s birth mom with an open adoption
What I Want You to Know is a series of reader submissions. It is an attempt to allow people to tell their personal stories, in the hopes of bringing greater compassion to the unique issues each of us face. If you would like to submit a story to this series, click here. Today’s guest post is by Julia Ann Pearson. I often see that awkward twitch in people's smile when the open relationship with our son's birth mom comes up. One can almost see their mind race with all . . .
Friday Finds: Summer Reading
1. The Berenstain Bears Get Ready for School | by Mike Berenstain 2. Freddy & Frito and the Clubhouse Rules | by Alison Friend 3. The Big Ideas of Buster Bickles | by Dave Wasson 4. Eva and Sadie and the Best Classroom EVER! | by Jeff Cohen 5. B. Bear and Lolly: Catch That Cookie! | by A. A. Livingston 6. Don't Ever Change | by M. Beth Bloom 7. Get Dirty (Don't Get Mad) | by Gretchen McNeil 8. The Fog Diver | by Joel . . .
How do we answer when kids express doubt about God?
My faith journey has been a long and winding road. You’ve probably heard it before: parents in the ministry, conservative upbringing, youthful devotion, youthful rebellion. Then, a return to faith as a young adult followed by a return to disillusionment as a young adult. My husband, Mark, used to be a full-time pastor. Today he works elsewhere, and we’ve left the church our family attended for 15 years. We have yet to find another church home. Our regular church attendance has decreased to once . . .
What I want you to know about having my “own” child
What I Want You to Know is a series of reader submissions. It is an attempt to allow people to tell their personal stories, in the hopes of bringing greater compassion to the unique issues each of us face. If you would like to submit a story to this series, click here. Today’s guest post is by Dawn. My husband and I have been the proud foster parents to BB for 6 months, and she is now almost 2 years old. As we share our story about fostering BB, many people question if . . .
A day in LA
This post is sponsored by GoGo squeeZ My sister and her family are in town for a week, and so we are doing the obligatory “act like tourists in our own hometown” thing. We’ve been to the beach, In and Out, and today we took a drive up to LA to visit The Grove, an outdoor shopping mecca. GoGo squeeZ was hosting an event there so we popped in to let the kids experience their Goodness Machine. Specially designed by a NASA engineer, the Goodness Machine is a giant “pouch” that launches a GoGo . . .
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