Posts from April 2022

Parenting in the Margin I get it. Parenting is exhausting. There are simply not enough hours in the day or milligrams of caffeine to get everything done. So what are we to do? How do we balance our faith life, work, kids’ calendars, and sleep? How do we manage when something unexpected forces its way into our already packed-out Google calendar? Most of us are so overscheduled and so under-rested that when something unexpected happens in our life, something else…

Changing Your Family Legacy A question I often ask couples in pre-marital counseling is: “What did you see in your parents’ marriage that you want to do differently in your marriage?” This question generates intentional conversation about the topic of legacy. The same question can apply with parenting, grand-parenting, and being an aunt or uncle: “What did your parents (or grandparents, or aunts and uncles) do that you want to keep, and what did they do that you want to…