"Intentionality is the greatest gift we can give our families, regardless of our life stage."

Parenting, especially with teens is a balancing act. It involves learning how to balance independence with guidance, discipline with grace, and love with respect.

"The moment we begin to fear our child’s strong-willed behavior is the moment we take our eyes off what they could become and put them on what we wish they already were."

"Comparing our kids with other kids takes our focus off God. It keeps us from finding joy in what our child can do, and makes us either magnify the things they can’t do or minimize the good they are doing."

You have to be the parent. That means casting your cares on the Lord, and no one else (1 Peter 5:7). There is a difference between seeking out Godly advice and complaining about your husband. And there is definitely a difference between doing so with a woman you respect as a peer or mentor and with your daughter.