When tragedy hits and life changes it’s easy to play The Blame Game.   When couples separate, emotions and tension can run very high.  The Blame Game can be a game of who was the worst, who did what, and what am I going to get out of it now. If this game continues, it destroys us.  It keeps... >Read More

Tags: blame, Family, sex and love, single mom, single mom survival kit, single parent, single parenting

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As a kid, how many times were you asked what you wanted to be when you grew up? Children are known for having a wild imagination. Parents giggle as their children announce that one day they would like to be an astronaut who teaches ballet at the moon and the next day they want to be a scientist investigating... >Read More

Tags: challenges, childhood illness, Cody, despair, dreams, Family, Igniter Media, obstacles, parents, suffering

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Don’t worry about record-breaking gas prices. The U.S. Energy Information Administration estimates prices to be $3.79 a gallon this summer, less than in 2008. That’s good news for families considering reviving the tradition of a road trip vacation, one of the best experiences parents and kids can share, says Michael DiLorenzo, author of Adventures...... >Read More

Tags: Family, kids, Michael A. DiLorenzo, parenting, road trip, summer vacation, vacation

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I was the lone female at a men’s conference... a rare opportunity to speak. As I stood at the podium I saw the faces of some men whom I knew, whose wives and kids I also knew. I was aware of some of the challenges in their homes. Yet as I looked out I saw men who truly wanted... >Read More

Tags: better parenting, Family, father's day, fathers, gail rodgers, parenting

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Recently there was a young family sitting behind me on my flight from Detroit to Syracuse.  It was not a pleasant flight. I know flying with a baby, an almost 4 year old, and a 6 year old is tough. It was a 4 1/2 hour flight, and undoubtedly the parents were really tired. Being a parent is one... >Read More

Tags: better parenting, Family, FamilyLife, Shelia Wray Gregoire, travel, travel tips, traveling with children

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“I’m peculiar.” If she said it once, she said it a million times. That was my mom.  For a number of years, my sister and her son lived with our mom. My nephew always lovingly told her she was “weird”. Her response? “I’m not weird; I’m just peculiar!” She was correct. As one of God’s treasured possessions she was peculiar....... >Read More

Tags: Deut 5:16, Family, family issues, family values, mom, mother, Mother's Day

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Is there something wrong with me? Will anyone ever love me again?  Have you caught yourself asking these questions? Have you worried about how you’re going to figure out finances and look after the home while juggling your children’s lives? If so, you are not alone. When I first became a single Mom I asked all these questions too. When... >Read More

Tags: Family, family issues, fear, help, Linda McCutcheon, overcoming fear, parenting, single mom survival kit, single parent, single parenting

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