Family

Not Good Enough

Children are not raised by programs, governments, or institutions; they are raised by two parents who are fervently—perhaps even irrationally—devoted

The Empty Chair

An empty chair invites belonging. I used to be the one who filled the empty chair. At the Balls’ house

Agape Love

It’s so hard because selfless love is counter to both our culture and our natures. Of the four types of love (affection, friendship, erotic, and agape) agape is the only type that is selfless.

Billing The Broken

Foster care billing can trap parents in debt, prolong family separation, and undermine reunification efforts. It is structural violence.

The Fourth Kind

More than half of marriages don’t work today because there’s a misconception – an ignorance – about what love is.

New York’s Hidden Foster Care Bill

When Oversight Becomes Overreach–Summary Last week, The Imprint reported that New York’s legislatur… All of our content is free to

Help with Teenagers

Someone once said, “There is nothing wrong with teenagers that reasoning won’t aggravate.” It’s funny because it’s true. Raising teenagers

The Talk

A parent of an eight-year-old recently wanted to know at what age she should have “the talk.” I believe it’s

Not the Way It’s Supposed to Be

To discard the damaged and broken – the unwanted and the no-longer-useful – that is the way of the w…

Not Good Enough

Children are not raised by programs, governments, or institutions; they are raised by two parents who are fervently—perhaps even irrationally—devoted

The Empty Chair

An empty chair invites belonging. I used to be the one who filled the empty chair. At the Balls’ house

Agape Love

It’s so hard because selfless love is counter to both our culture and our natures. Of the four types of love (affection, friendship, erotic, and agape) agape is the only type that is selfless.

Billing The Broken

Foster care billing can trap parents in debt, prolong family separation, and undermine reunification efforts. It is structural violence.

The Fourth Kind

More than half of marriages don’t work today because there’s a misconception – an ignorance – about what love is.

New York’s Hidden Foster Care Bill

When Oversight Becomes Overreach–Summary Last week, The Imprint reported that New York’s legislatur… All of our content is free to

Help with Teenagers

Someone once said, “There is nothing wrong with teenagers that reasoning won’t aggravate.” It’s funny because it’s true. Raising teenagers

The Talk

A parent of an eight-year-old recently wanted to know at what age she should have “the talk.” I believe it’s

Not the Way It’s Supposed to Be

To discard the damaged and broken – the unwanted and the no-longer-useful – that is the way of the w…

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