September 19, 2013
This Is Not About Miley Cyrus
Over the last few weeks, we've heard tons of media talk about Miley Cyrus. Had…
March 20, 2013
Cultural Obsession with Thinness
It finally happened. My six-year-old uttered the s-word. No, not that s-word, the four-letter one…
November 27, 2012
Our Issues Become Our Kids’ Issues
If our girls hear us fretting about our weight, or complaining about how our clothes…
September 12, 2012
Taking Care of My Kids by Taking Care of Myself
...and in my weariness, the parental instinct to focus on the needs of my children…
July 18, 2012
Mad at the Photoshopping Media
“You know what? That makes me mad.” While these words could very well have come…
June 29, 2012
Attachment Parenting – TIME Magazine
In February 2000, Fox Television premiered a reality show called Who Wants to Marry a…
May 14, 2012
Smartphone Addiction & Facebook
I’m an addict. You probably are, too. Maybe we’re not “addicted” in the way mental…
May 9, 2012
A Song for Mother’s Day
Since I’ve given Steven Curtis Chapman so much free publicity on this blog recently, what’s…
May 1, 2012
Fingerprints of God
If there’s one person whose singing my wife enjoys more than my own, it’s Steven…
April 24, 2012
Protecting Our Kids from Sexual Abuse
Even though I once worked as a math teacher, helping students to feel more comfortable…