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Caveat to this blog - The following never occurred in my family. My family communicated perfectly. Ahem. Ever hear this slice of conversation in yo...
A spring thunderstorm is raging outside our Georgia home at 5:00 this morning as I write this blog. My sleep schedule got messed up and I've already b...
At AIM, we help young people follow Jesus as he intended, whether for a month or for a year, or sometimes more. It means stretching them in a hund...
Craig Hanson reflects on his son Eric's return from spending a year on the World Race. His initial response was skepticism: Disappointed, this was ...
Mr. Rogers was wrong. He meant well, but we parents ran with the "you're special" message and now the coddling virus continues to eat away even after ...
I turn 50 in six months. Our kids are grown, and despite the odds, have turned out well. Other parents want to know, "How did you do it?" Well, we lov...
So many people go thru life feeling like failures. For them, having kids is kind of like a "do-over." It's a chance to live out their dreams vicarious...
It used to be that our very survival was in question. A hundred years ago when the average life expectancy was around 40 years, parents had a lot of c...
Despite the trashiness of most films, we had a few good onesthis summer. Here are three: Stardust: Maybe it's the result of having raised four girl...
Elephants are social creatures with defined ro...
