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Turning college interview prep into a conversation to remember

Turning college interview prep into a conversation to remember

When my husband and I were navigating the college application process with our son a year ago, we made ourselves a mantra: “We only get to do this once with Nathan, so let’s enjoy it.”

We were determined to make this task a highlight, and not a lowlight, of our son’s high school experience. Our goal was to increase our connection with him and decrease the accompanying stress he felt about the possibility of being accepted or rejected from the institutions he hoped would give him a bright future.

7 strategies to respond to teenage girls’ stress and anxiety

7 strategies to respond to teenage girls’ stress and anxiety

Lisa Damour’s Under Pressure: Confronting the Epidemic of Stress and Anxiety in Girls helped me identify seven vital strategies parents and leaders can use to respond teenage girls’ stress and anxiety. While I am focusing these recommendations on our “girls,” I plan on using these in my own home with both my son and daughters and at church and our kids’ schools with all the teenagers I can.

Holidays

Eight Ideas to Help You Reclaim Gratitude This Season

Eight Ideas to Help You Reclaim Gratitude This Season

In a culture that elevates entitlement and what’s-best-for-me, Thanksgiving invites us to be grateful, and to share that gratitude with both friends and strangers. As followers of Jesus, gratitude takes on a special meaning.

The one line I remember when it seems like there’s not enough
The one line I remember when it seems like there’s not enough
May 28, 2015
5 practices to help you prioritize peace in the busiest time of year
5 practices to help you prioritize peace in the busiest time of year
Nov 27, 2018
A memorable way to bring the generations together at your Christmas dinner
A memorable way to bring the generations together at your Christmas dinner
Dec 13, 2017
Learning from multicultural youth ministries

Learning from multicultural youth ministries

Diversity is a gift. And navigating the complexities that multicultural congregations experience can be a unique challenge.

Growing With parenting podcast: Parent for the long haul

Growing With parenting podcast: Parent for the long haul

In this episode, Kara catches up with Sharon and Terry as they share their hard-earned wisdom on when to call (and when not to), getting adult kids to come home for the holidays, and parenting for the long haul.

Turning college interview prep into a conversation to remember

Turning college interview prep into a conversation to remember

When my husband and I were navigating the college application process with our son a year ago, we made ourselves a mantra: “We only get to do this once with Nathan, so let’s enjoy it.”

We were determined to make this task a highlight, and not a lowlight, of our son’s high school experience. Our goal was to increase our connection with him and decrease the accompanying stress he felt about the possibility of being accepted or rejected from the institutions he hoped would give him a bright future.

How to explore questions about science and faith in your ministry

How to explore questions about science and faith in your ministry

Taking that first foray into the realm of science and faith can be difficult. But it is increasingly necessary if we are to facilitate lifelong faith in our youth.