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5 Ways You Are Ruining Your Child’s Life Without Even Realizing It

There are five parenting traps that many well-intentioned modern parents fall into without even knowing it.

Parents, It’s Your #1 Job to Get in Your Kids’ Way at All Times. Kids Do Not Deserve Privacy.

I am an assistant principal in a middle school (grades 6-8). When I have to search a student's cell phone, I often get sick to my stomach at what I find. It gets worse and worse every year.

WATCH: Mom Gives Birth to Family’s 1st Boy in 50 Years

"I just knew I was having a girl."

Brie Gowen

Brie Gowen is a 30-something (sliding ever closer to 40-something) wife and mother. When she’s not loving on her hubby, chasing after the toddler or playing princess with her four-year-old, she enjoys cooking, reading and writing down her thoughts to share with others. Brie is also a huge lover of Jesus. She finds immense joy in the peace a relationship with her Savior provides, and she might just tell you about it sometime. She’d love for you to check out her blog at BrieGowen.com.

My 3-Year-Old Stole a Cracker Off My Husband’s Plate—His Response Floored Me

"She offered him her grandest grin, reached stealthily and confidently for a cracker, then giggled as she stole it away..."

No, Your Child’s Education Isn’t That Important

"I pushed harder. She fell apart easier. School days were often painful..."

Why Bad Things Happen to Good People

This is especially a difficult question for believers, and by that I mean people like myself, Christians, followers of Christ. We believe in a sovereign God who holds the world in the palm of His hand.

What God Would Say to the Anxious Woman

"Why did God allow anxiety to return? Did I not have enough faith to fight it?! Well, I guess that’s what the devil would have me to believe, but I would rather share what the Lord spoke to my heart about it this morning."

The One Breakup Every Girl Needs to Have

"If you’re anything like me, you probably tried to end it time and time again. You’d make your mind up to break up once and for all, but then it wouldn’t happen."

What God Would Say to the Addict: “You Are Not an Addict”

"If your son is addicted to heroin, he doesn’t suddenly become “not” your son. He’s not an addict. He’s your son who has a problem with addiction."

An Open Letter to the Senator Who Said Nurses Play Cards All Day, From a Hangry ICU Nurse

"Good thing I’m so skinny from starvation, I thought, as I stood pinned behind an IV pole up against the wall (after 18 hours passed without ingesting a single calorie). Funny story in the elevator, though. My Respiratory Therapist hadn’t eaten lunch either."

My Husband Didn’t Come to Bed Again Last Night

"I was jolted awake to my disappointment. The side of the bed to my left was empty. In fact it was untouched. That side of the bed was still tidily made, and that told me two things. One, I really had slept like a rock. And two, my husband had not come to bed at all last night. I wasn’t surprised one bit."