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Stressed Kids: 4 Questions to Ask Them
School closings, changes to home and learning routines, and anxious parents. Right now, even the most resilient children can turn into stressed kids.
Should We Talk to our Kids About Ahmaud Arbery?
Ahmaud Arbery’s death isn’t just about politics. It’s a chance to teach our kids to think and act with Christian minds in areas we’d rather avoid.
When Your Spouse Has a Different Stress Response
As a married couple, you likely each have a different stress response. How can you leverage relationship stress to draw you together as a team?
What Has “Quarantine Hell” Taught us?
What started out like a nice extended weekend has mutated into a family siege. After the initial quarantine shock though, many have found the best of times.
Appreciating a Stepmom on Mother’s Day: Tips for Husbands
A mixed bag of emotions comes with being a stepmom on Mother’s Day. A day set aside to honor moms, where does that leave a stepmom?
When Your Spouse Faces a Layoff: 5 Ways to Help
When your spouse faces a layoff, hold back on the cliché, this-is-what-you-should-do responses. Instead, here are five ways to help.
10 Ways to Help Others in Quarantine
I’ll admit my first priority when the quarantine began wasn’t to find ways to bless others. But I’m reminded of Jesus’ commandment to love our neighbors.
Blended Family Stress During the Pandemic
My heart grieves as friends describe new struggles and blended family stress during the pandemic. It feels like too much to manage some days, doesn’t it?
If a parent dies, it is devastating to a child and the other parent
Staying Close When You Can’t Be Together
Maintaining friendships when you can’t be together isn’t easy. Now, thanks to a pandemic and nationwide shutdown, all our friendships feel long distance.
Working With Kids at Home During COVID-19
Crusted cereal bowls. Kitchen counter desks. Bed sheet forts just out of conference call camera view…How do we keep up working with kids at home?
How to Reduce Stress While Stuck at Home: 7 Tips
Being shut-in during the pandemic only intensifies the anxiety we feel. Here are a few tips on how to reduce stress while you’re stuck at home.
My Family’s New Normal Is Anything But Normal
Since the coronavirus quarantine hijacked our lives, I feel frazzled. It’s hard to focus on anything when everything is on me in this new normal.
Without an Escape: Blended Families in Quarantine
I worry about blended families in quarantine where emotions are being processed in a place that doesn’t feel safe. For stepchildren and stepparents alike.
Sick and Tired? Don’t Take It Out on Your Spouse
If absence makes the heart grow fonder, being sick and tired together sucks the fondness right out. But this quarantine means we’re stuck in this together.
How to Celebrate Easter At Home in 7 Easy Steps
We know. The idea of your family having a service for Easter can feel weird and even sad. But this Easter at home can still be meaningful, memorable.