We can’t always win every game we play, even if we do our very best. There will be times when you won’t be the best at everything you do. You won’t succeed at everything you try. These are hard lessons to learn, especially when you’re a little kid. How can you help your child with their first taste of failure? One of the best ways is to let them see how you are growing in this area. You’ve...
“I miss you, too.” How many of us grandparents have found ourselves saying that way too often during this coronavirus pandemic? The hugs and kisses and snuggles are beginning to feel like distant memories. Will things ever return to the way they used to be? How can we grandparents be intentionally involved in the lives of our grandkids during this season of social distancing and sheltering in...
Since quarantine and stay-at-home orders began in response to the COVID-19 pandemic, incidents of domestic abuse have been increasing. Suzanne Jacob, chief executive of British charity SafeLives, told the Thomas Reuters Foundation, “It’s a perfect storm. Lockdowns will lead to a surge in domestic abuse, but also severely limit the ability of services to help.” Caroline Bettinger-Lopez and...
It’s been several months now since many of our churches gathered. We’re beyond ready to be back together again. We miss the harmony of congregational singing and the joy of friends and families fellowshipping together in the church halls. And I know you miss the kids! Though many states have now begun their phase-by-phase reopening plans and some churches are starting to meet again, many are...
In 2015 when I wrote my book Face Time, and in 2016 when it was in the editing process, concern over social media and it’s connection to identity and mental health struggles were only beginning to surface. The eye-opening and heartbreaking information I gleaned from my teen survey in late 2014 that led to the book—such as the magnitude of social media comparison—was definitely not common...
