Parenting Archives

Praying for the Sharks

By Michelle Cox3 min read

Michelle Cox says it’s the unexpected details that need special prayer.

Mother plays patty cake with daughter in a field. Author Amy Julia Becker learned 5 life lessons from her children.

My Kids Taught Me How to Live

By Brooke Obie3 min read

Author Amy Julia Becker learned 5 life lessons from her children.

Author and TV personality Jen Hatmaker shares insights on how her faith informs her parenting.

Author Jen Hatmaker on Faith-Based Parenting

Jen Hatmaker, author, speaker, blogger, TV personality, mother of five and Guideposts contributor, reveals how the parenting decisions she and her pastor husband make are informed by their faith.

An father adopting sons learns about God's perfect timing.

Expectant Father: Waiting with Joy

By Michelle Medlock Adams3 min read

In a frustrating adoption process an expectant father remembers that God is in control of all, and it’s not his job to worry. “Give all your fears and worries to Him,” says Cecil Stokes, “because they are not ours to carry.”

Reflections of Jesus

By Michelle Cox3 min read

I’m reminded that we leave traces of Jesus behind in our everyday lives—whether in a bad way or in a good way—like a teenaged girl with Bible verses taped on her mirror and her heart for missions captured in the photos on her wall.

God's love for us is deep, pure, unconditional.

God’s Pure Love

By Shawnelle Eliasen3 min read

I love my children with all that I have. All that I am. But I have a human spirit. It’s tainted and flawed and is limited by human capacity. But God’s love? It’s pure. Unblemished. Infinite.

Is your teen daughter at risk of cutting? Here's how you can help.

Cutting–Is Your Teen at Risk?

By Terry Squires2 min read

If your teen girl feels her life is spiraling out of control, she may resort to cutting or intentional self-injury. Here are the signs parents should look for and how they can help their daughters.

Like Forrest Gump said about a box of chocolates, in a day in the life of a mom, you never know what you're going to get.

When Parenting Is Like a Box of Chocolates

By Michelle Medlock Adams4 min read

An excerpt from Michelle Medlock Adams’s new book, When Chocolate Isn’t Enough: An Inspirational Survival Guide for Mothers (Worthy Inspired) compares a day in the life of a mom to the famous line from Forrest Gump about life being like a box of chocolates–you never know what you’re going to get.