Can you imagine a world without social media? No Facebook, Instagram, Twitter. It’s hard right? The reality is that while social media has profoundly shaped us as adults, it is completely reinventing what it means to come of age as a teenager. As someone who has the privilege of teaching and mentoring students in the… [Continue Reading]
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How to Ruin Your Teens for Life
How to Ruin Your Teens for Life 1. Hide your past mistakes. Put on an act that you are perfect and your teenagers are the ones with all the problems. (After all, if your teens hear what you did in your past, they might want to follow.) 2. Don’t worry about where they are going… [Continue Reading]
How to Start a Teen MOPS Group
I get emails all the time from people asking how they can start a Teen MOPS group. Well, here’s some info. How to start a Teen MOPS group: If you’ve followed me for any time on Facebook or Twitter, you’ve heard me talk about Teen MOPS. Teen MOPS is a support group for teenage… [Continue Reading]
5 Reasons Your Teen Needs A Little Jesus Every Day
School is starting soon, and I’m looking forward to routine. One of those routines I love is having a morning devotional time with our teens. I love reading the Bible and great Christian books together. Why? Because just like me, my teens need a little bit of Jesus every day. One book I’m looking forward… [Continue Reading]
The Balance Between Mom and Writer
I started writing when my kids were five, two, and a newborn, and I was starting my first year of homeschool. My husband was in college and worked at night. We were poor. LOL. I started writing during naptime, but by the time I started getting book contracts, my kids were too old for naps,… [Continue Reading]
Staying Sexually Pure (Printable!)
Staying Sexually Pure I had a young woman recently write me through my website. She’s eighteen and a university student and wanted to know how to stay pure. She said that people give advice to guys, but they’re not the only ones who struggle with sexual desires. I’m glad she pointed that out. I agree!… [Continue Reading]
How to Keep & Deepen Your Relationship With Your Teen Son
How to Keep & Deepen Your Relationship With Your Teen Son My 6-foot-tall son lumbers into the room and sinks onto the sofa. “So, I’ve been thinking about Chapter Two…” he says. I pause what I’m doing and we talk. We talk about fictional conflict, inciting incidents, and motivation—what the character wants more than anything…. [Continue Reading]
15 Ways to Show Your Teen Son Your Love
I’m a mom of three boys and three girls. It’s easy to show my girls that I love them. I sit and ask them questions. I listen to them talk, and talk, and talk. I buy them pink nail polish with sparkles. I “get” girls. It was harder to figure out my boys. When I… [Continue Reading]
Finding Friendship at Teen MOPS (Plus a Giveaway!)
I attended my first MOPS group at my home church in Kalispell, Montana, in 1998. I was a mom of three young kids, and I loved hanging out with other women, getting to know them, and hearing wonderful speakers. OK, the crafts were good too. My second year of MOPS I was asked to speak…. [Continue Reading]