AmyJo Pleune
Oct 23
Practicing Politics
When it comes to connecting with your kids, don’t leave out current events. You may think texting, video games or mindless scrolling...
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Sandy Ohlman
Sep 21
The Power of Your Story
There’s nothing like a great movie to captivate our attention and compel inspiration. Watching a great story unfold on the big screen,...
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Tim Bonzelaar
Aug 22
Lord Teach Us to Pray
Growing up I honestly don’t recall too many actual conversations that I had with my dad, it’s not that we never spoke, but it was usually...
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AmyJo Pleune
Jul 30
Is this challenging behavior just a teenager thing?
As an adoptive parent, through the teen years I often bumped into the question “Is this challenging behavior just a ‘teenager thing’, or...
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Jay Weber
Jun 26
To Know and Be Known?
As a teen, I felt most known by my close friends. The guys I spent a lot of time with. We hung out every day. We played basketball. We...
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Sandy Ohlman
May 21
Inviting Intelligence
There is nothing more honoring than those moments in life when we are invited into conversations where decisions are being made and plans...
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Mike Van Drie
Apr 28
Parenting the Heart
A wise man once said, “Guard your heart above all else, for it determines the course of your life.” While this is true, I have found in...
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AmyJo Pleune
Mar 28
Loving and Learning Through Adoption
As parents of adult children who were adopted, my husband and I often review our parenting journey to celebrate, to continue learning,...
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Janelle Kelly
Feb 21
The Language of Love
What is informing your teenager’s picture of love? Sadly, the depictions of love that young people are often exposed to today (through...
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Tim Bonzelaar
Jan 26
Parents, Teens, and Discipleship. Help to Answer the Call
The Great Commission. Most of us are familiar with it as a central theme in our Bible lessons for as long as we can remember. You know,...
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