Celebrating God’s Design in a Rare Genetic Disorder I wish my daughter had come with an instruction manual. The manual would include chapters like: “Songs to Sing When ‘Jesus Love Me’ Makes Your Infant Scream” “How to Pretend You’re Happy When You haven’t Slept for Months” “Where to Hide Chocolate…

My Anecdotes of Mental Health Care Needs and Presidential Candidates Political Antidotes My Anecdotes I wrestled the metal pick out of my fifteen-year-old foster daughter’s hand preventing her from stabbing herself further. I placed her in the lock hold we had been taught in our foster parenting classes while my seventeen year…

Parenting a Child with Mental Illness with Purpose and Not Fear A year ago Rose tried to commit suicide. The event capsulated nine years of mood swings, melt-downs, insomnia, obstinance, impulsiveness, anxiety and depression. Fear wove itself into the fabric of my parenting. I avoid things that cause her anxiety…

Gaming Addiction in Children with Mental Health Disorders Rose loves her dragon. It breathes fire into her soul, fries her brain, and destroys her freedom. It fits in the palm of her hands, yet it controls her thoughts, friendships, emotions, and behaviors. The dragon that took over her life is…

A Bible Study on the Life of Timothy It’s not easy, in this generation, to raise a child who loves the Lord with their heart, mind, soul, and strength. It’s even harder when you’re doing it without the help of the father. God is not silent on the issue. In…

God Weaves Three Women’s Lives Together for One Little Girl “A cord of three strands is not quickly torn apart” Eccl 4:12 Strand One “You need to abort the baby.” Both the second and third doctors encouraged the same thing. “She really can’t physically or emotionally deal with the birth of this…

A Sign of the Times She straddles the hedge with her five inch stilettos and knocks on the window to gain his attention. Their eyes meet and he smiles, admiring her beauty through the pane. He notes her long legs, her classy maroon dress, her waving blond hair, but mostly…

A Book Club for Moms With Challenging Kids Join me in reading and discussing “Different” by Sally and Nathan Clarkson. I was introduced to her writing at the first homeschool fair I attended and she was one of my role models — just that much ahead of me in training up her kids for the Lord via homeschooling. As God placed it…