Tag Archives: Relationships

"So, When Are You Going to Have Kids?"
"When are you going to have a baby?" they ask. It seems like an innocent question on the surface. But, is it really? What are people really saying when they ask that question? Notice that the question...
Ann Kirsten Oct 11, 2017

Three Rules to Implement Before Your Next Playdate
Playdates are amazing...until it's your turn to host. Then your guests get to leave with happily worn-out children while you're left with a house that looks like a tornado just went through it. To mak...
Kristina Slaney Oct 05, 2017

When There Wasn't a "Before"
It's 8:00 pm. My husband and I have just successfully put our kids down to bed. We sink down next to each other on the couch and glance over at one another, almost as if we haven't seen each other all...
Emily Klesick Oct 04, 2017

Four in Ten Women May Have Experienced Abortion. Here's How to Love Them in Your Church.
This January, all across our Nation, people in the pews will celebrate Sanctity of Human Life Week culminating on Sanctity of Human Life Sunday. Many of us will hear sermons on Psalm 139. We'll learn ...
AllMomDoes Sep 29, 2017

The Struggle of Authenticity
I have a question for you, mommas. Have you ever felt inadequate in the face of other mom's social media posts? I know, stupid question. I have, too. I've been the mom who sees the Facebook posts and ...
Emily Klesick Sep 14, 2017

It’s Not Always Easy to Raise an Includer
There's a lot of pressure at the beginning of the school year. I'm not talking about the pressure to get organized. Or the pressure to get back into a routine. I'm not even talking about the pressure ...
Kristina Slaney Sep 13, 2017

Ten Things Teachers Wish Parents Knew
Parent/Teacher relationships can be tricky. After all, you're sending your precious children off for a large chunk of their days into the care of a virtual stranger (at least at the beginning of the y...
Ann Kirsten Sep 12, 2017

Products with Proceeds that Help Hurricane Harvey Victims
This past couple of weeks, our nation has been heartbroken over the devastation left in the wake of Hurricane Harvey. And we all so desperately want to help. But many of us want to find creative ways ...
Emily Klesick Sep 07, 2017

Tangible Ways to Help Houston Flood Victims
As the news reports come in, the devastation in Houston from Hurricane Harvey seems so extensive and unimaginable, it's hard to know where to start. Being so far removed from the tragedy makes it hard...
Hannah Anariba Sep 01, 2017

Thanks, Social Media
On August 6, 1991, the World Wide Web went live. And, pretty much no one noticed. There was no fanfare and no big media blitz. Certainly, most of us had no idea how big an impact the internet would ha...
Ann Kirsten Aug 30, 2017




