If I could choose one word that captures my college experience, it’d be trust. Trust that the college I’m going to is the right one, trust that what I’m majoring in is the right major, trust that where…
If I had a dollar for every time I have looked at my kids and wondered what the heck to do with them, I would be a rich woman. I have never undertaken anything in my life as…
My teen does not want to be part of a youth group. Now what? There is no easy answer to whether or not parents should force their children to attend youth group when they have expressed a disinterest….
In his book Objects of His Affection, Scotty Smith says the most often repeated question in the Scriptures is, “How long oh Lord?” Smith says God’s most frequent answer is, “Do not be afraid.” Our patience grows when we…
Welcome to this month’s Rooted Parent Top 10- a list of parenting articles from across the web for the Rooted community. This list represents ten articles we believe will encourage and equip you as you parent your kids….
Dear parents of teenagers I have the privilege of knowing, If you remember nothing of what I write here, please remember that I count it as a profound privilege to know your child and to be entrusted with…
My earliest childhood memories are wrapped in feelings of gratitude for the heritage of prayer in our modest home. Rather than saying, “It’s time to pray,” I remember my parents saying, “It’s time to talk to God.” In…
I just watched my seven-year-old go through her eighteenth surgery last month. It was intense and stressful and extremely painful to say the least. It was agony to watch. I was only the witness to her physical and…
Our family recently watched Season Two of 13 Reasons Why. Many scenes were hard to watch, but I believe we as parents must enter in to where our teens are. This doesn’t require watching 13 Reasons Why, but…
