
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...
Sandy Ohlman
May 21, 2024
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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...
Mike Van Drie
Apr 28, 2024
25 views

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,...
AmyJo Pleune
Mar 28, 2024
398 views

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...
Janelle Kelly
Feb 21, 2024
30 views

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,...
Tim Bonzelaar
Jan 26, 2024
33 views

Children are hungry
I’m sure you are well aware of this, and perhaps you’re already looking forward to your teenager’s appetite being satisfied for more than...
Janelle Kelly
Nov 16, 2023
84 views

Staying Afloat on the Sea of Terminology
As both a parent and mentor, I’ve been reading up, asking questions, and wrestling out conversational touch points regarding sexuality,...
AmyJo Pleune
Oct 21, 2023
36 views

Where Are We Aiming?
In the past, my wife often told our son, “Our goal is not to have a happy kid but to raise a successful adult. You are going to be an...
Mike Van Drie
Sep 29, 2023
37 views

Too Much Information
The world is filled with over eight billion people with dreams, goals, ideas and plans as different as their fingerprints. Fifty years...
Sandy Ohlman
Aug 28, 2023
63 views

The Incredible Journey to Independence: The Path of Every Parent & Child
Finally! It’s here. Summertime. Everyone’s favorite season that includes special days and celebrations, like Fathers Day, Independence...
Tim Bonzelaar
Jul 8, 2023
54 views