

TOWING THE LINE
Recently, we had the opportunity to take our kids tubing. It was a gorgeous day, and a late summer celebration before the start of...
AmyJo Pleune
Sep 11, 2021
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Hitting RESET
So, I have a confession. These past few months, I have done a terrible job helping my son grow in his faith. The last time I did a decent...
Mike Van Drie
Aug 10, 2021
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Releasing Parental Control
As parents, it can be difficult to remember that worth is not determined by the choices we make. It is equally hard to let our kids fail....
Mary Wortley
Jul 26, 2021
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The Fallacy of Fatherhood
In my role at Positive Options as the Director of Fatherhood and Family Engagement, I spend a lot of time thinking about what it means to...
Sam Burns
Jun 17, 2021
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If At First You Don’t Succeed
One of my favorite quotes is from familiar author and speaker Bob Goff, and goes like this, “People don’t change when you tell them what...
AmyJo Pleune
May 13, 2021
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Keeping Opportunity on the Menu.
As a Christian parent, I know that I'm supposed to initiate all manner of deep spiritual conversations with my kids, right? My wife and...
Stu Duncan
Mar 17, 2021
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Moments are fleeting.
Parenting moments are fleeting even faster. Maybe it’s because my wife and I adopted our son at 8 that I am so sensitive to this reality....
Mike Van Drie
Feb 5, 2021
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Meeting the iPhone Halfway
Parents, have you heard the term, ‘Nomophobia’? It described as anxiety caused by either a misplaced smartphone or a smartphone with a...
AmyJo Pleune
Dec 18, 2020
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How to Use This Remarkably Influential Parenting Tool
The table. The table is a powerful place where some of our most influential parenting can occur. What table am I talking about? Well, for...
Mike Van Drie
Nov 17, 2020
56 views


Following my footsteps?
As parents, we know that we are supposed to talk with our kids about sex, but how often do we talk with them about politics? According to...
Stu Duncan
Oct 12, 2020
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