I’m not good at anything!
Have you ever felt that way? Well, when I was a kid, I did. My older sister was a great student, musician, and an amazing runner. My younger sister was really outgoing and a great musician. I didn’t really do [...]
Missions. Is it a bad word in our families?
While many of us parents would be thrilled to hear that our kids want to be missionaries, do we really mean it? I overheard a family talking about their oldest son who had just graduated with a degree in engineering—who [...]
I’m not good at anything!
Have you ever felt that way? Well, when I was a kid, I did. My older sister was a great student, musician, and an amazing runner. My younger sister was really outgoing and a great musician. I didn’t really do [...]
My daughter is an amazing singer. But she knows it.
Humility. That can be difficult to teach sometimes. A lot of times the lack of it is a learned behavior. False humility can also be wrong. How can we teach our kids that it’s okay to be confident with their [...]
Missions. Is it a bad word in our families?
While many of us parents would be thrilled to hear that our kids want to be missionaries, do we really mean it? I overheard a family talking about their oldest son who had just graduated with a degree in engineering—who [...]
I’m not good at anything!
Have you ever felt that way? Well, when I was a kid, I did. My older sister was a great student, musician, and an amazing runner. My younger sister was really outgoing and a great musician. I didn’t really do [...]
Nobody’s ever told me I’m talented.
A friend of mine was telling me about a middle-school-age boy he was working with. The boy said nobody had ever told him that he was talented, even though he clearly was. After the compliment, you could see that it [...]