What Weeding and Parenting Have In Common
My husband has a garden in our backyard. Because friends comment on how great “my” garden looks when they catch a glimpse of its luscious produce, I feel the need to make clear that my husband is the…
My husband has a garden in our backyard. Because friends comment on how great “my” garden looks when they catch a glimpse of its luscious produce, I feel the need to make clear that my husband is the…
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….
It is hard to feel truly known in college. As we grow up and try new things and go new places, there are very few times when we feel like people fully know us. Our families and our…
My daughter prepared me long in advance regarding her plans to move out of state for college. She was particularly drawn to the East Coast, but also liked a university on the West Coast — and we live…
When my oldest son Mac was applying to colleges, one school required that he write a 150-word essay about something that outraged him. He came to me wondering what he should write about: Racism? Human trafficking? The opioid…
Last week a mom talked about what it was like living in a home full of boys; this week we are talking to dads about raising daughters. We asked a few questions to get the conversation started: What…
Over the next few weeks we will take a look on both sides of the blog at how we — as both youth ministers and parents — might love and disciple our boys and girls well and with…
Like all circumstances in which I feel my inadequacies, raising sons thankfully pushes me towards greater dependence upon the Lord.
Last month, during our church’s celebration of Mother’s Day, our congregation cried out to God in a call-and-response lament over broken motherhood. I debated whether or not we should incorporate a similar lament into our Order of Worship…