College Admissions Heartbreak: A Bounce-Back Guide
Helping teens (and parents!) navigate when college acceptance letter isn’t an acceptance.
Parents
Grieving Loss Before a Death
I foolishly thought burying my almost 91-year old father would have been easier than what my siblings and I went … Continue Reading
Conceiving Babies With Three ‘Parents’
From Odyssey Networks’ Faith on the Record series: This week, the United Kingdom’s House of Commons approved a new fertility … Continue Reading
The Israel-Hamas War: Hope on the Edge
“Use your words,” I remember saying to my children when they wanted to hit or bite during those terrible twos … Continue Reading
What Our Kids Learn From Us
What is great education all about? I don’t simply mean how do we get kids to achieve better grades. I … Continue Reading
Dying a ‘Good’ Death
Truly caring for a person at the end of life requires conversations – about love and legacy, about bestowing and … Continue Reading
Parents Playing Favorites
It’s easy to say that parents should never play favorites.? But if we’re honest, it’s a lot harder in practice. … Continue Reading
Can the Death of a Parent Bring Families Together?
Few moments in life are as difficult as losing one’s parent. In the swirl of sadness and mourning, a parent’s … Continue Reading
Conversation. It’s What’s for Dinner.
When was the last time you had really good dinner conversation with family or friends? Conversation that was not interrupted … Continue Reading
The Mixed Emotions of Sending Kids Off to School
My mother still describes how she and my dad took me to the airport in Chicago on the day I … Continue Reading