While we women enjoy hearing our man tell us “I love you” often to reassure us of his love, men are not affected by hearing us say, “Honey, I respect you” but they do love to hear things like “I’m so proud of you” and “I trust you.” But signaling respect to our man goes…
This is an amazing article on Instagram that every parent of a middle schooler (or even high schooler) has to read. When Lysa TerKeurst and I wrote Made to Crave for Young Women, I began thinking a lot about what social media does to how kids think about themselves. This article nails it, and opens…
When something as horrific as the Boston Marathon bombing happens, it is so easy to ask, “God, where were you?” In pain, we wonder if the existence of the tragedy meant He was absent. And yet everything changes when you know He was there – and instead look for ways He was working. You notice…
As some of you know, I’m an iSpecialist for iMOM, headed by Susan Merrill – and I love Susan’s heart for parenting with passion according to each of our unique abilities and interests rather than advocating a cookie cutter, copycat approach. She just released her first book The Passionate Mom, and I just HAVE to…
So many of you have been so diligent to share, I have to take this opportunity to share! I have gotten several encouraging comments back from readers over the last few weeks and I want to share some of them with you. From Kim: “I was just telling my engaged daughter yesterday that “For Women…
With Shaunti on the road and the approach of a writing deadline, Vanessa Snyder, MA, LPC, LMFT, shares from her own experience as the mother of teens. You would think I would finally have it together. I have been a mother longer than not. I have papers on my wall that tell me I am…
