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NO MORE PERFECT MOMS
No More Perfect Moms helps a mom:
→ Change her unrealistic expectations to realistic hopes
→ Give grace and love to her husband and children even during struggles, and discover the beauty of grace when she stops judging herself and others
→ Find freedom from disappointment when she embraces her real family, her real challenges, and her real, but imperfect, life


No More Perfect Marriages

No More Perfect Kids

Got Teens?

Is There Really Sex After Kids?

Real Moms
Real Jesus

Better Together
ARTICLEs
The Gift of Enough
It all started with a picture and comment my friend and coworker, Connie, put on Facebook. I like my little Living With Less So Your Family Has More car, but honestly I get razzed about it all the time. "What CEO drives a 23 year old car?" I've been asked dozens of...
Is There Really Sex After Kids?
Sex...I could go the rest of my life without it!" I said to my husband, Mark, as we drove up to the bed-and-breakfast we had reserved for a two-day getaway. "I have no desire. I'm so tired, and I can't seem to ever meet your needs!" After spending the past four years...
Talking to Your Kids About . . . .the Birds and the Bees
Today's guest post is by Bill and Pam Farrel, the authors of 10 Questions Kids Ask About Sex. ************************************************ Ever feel a lump in your throat when your child asks, “Where do babies come from?” or your tween or teen have numerous...
Marriage Monday: Determine Your Love Style and Create a Deeper More Satisfying Relationship with Your Spouse and Kids
Today's Marriage Monday is brought to you by Milan and Kay Yerkovich. The Yerkovich's book How We Love has been a complete game-changer in our marriage over the past year. It's also changed how we parent and tune into our kids' emotional needs. Now let's hear from...
Blog Hop: How Do You Teach Your Kids About Money?
Mark and I have always believed that teaching our kids money management strategies needs to be a priority. When they were small, we gave them one dollar a week for allowance...in dimes. Then we had them manage their money with the 10-10-80 principle. 10% to God, 10%...
Chore Timecard
Pay for chores? Not pay for chores? Ah the debate. Over 27 years of parenting, we've been all over the map on this issue. We've done allowance, we've done no allowance. We have tied allowance to chores. We've separated allowance from chores. The options of how...
Podcast
How to Connect with Your Teenage Daughter with Kari Kampakis | Episode 98
Raising a daughter in today’s social-media-oriented, crazy world can be challenging! As our daughters grow up, we actually have some growing to do, too. What does it look like for us to really love our daughters well? How can we mature in an effort to remain an...
The God Dare with Kate Battistelli | Episode 89
What is a crazy dream that God has dropped in your heart? Is there a door that God seems to be opening that you're afraid to walk through? For many of us, the default answer to dreams or opportunity is, "No." But today we're going to explore the question: "What if we...
How to Improve Conversations with Your Teens and Young Adults with Patti Reed | Episode 88
Have you ever heard the term "conversational intelligence?" I hadn't before, but my guest today is an expert in it! Too often, parents of teenagers or young adults miss out on connecting because we aren't approaching conversations in the right way. We have a tendency...
How to Put Love Into Action with Becky Kopitzke | Episode 85
If someone asked if you wanted to make a difference in the world, I imagine your answer would be an enthusiastic, “Yes!” However, the truth is we often get caught up in work demands, home responsibilities, cranky attitudes, challenging people, and exhaustion. All of...
Becoming Confident & Secure with Donna Jones | Episode 84
Do you ever find yourself feeling like you don't measure up? Or like everyone else has it together, but you don’t? Or that you lack confidence? Or even that you are jealous of others? These feelings are actually common and they are tied to insecurities in our heart....
Connecting with God Everyday with Wendy Pope | Episode 82
If you are anything like me, then you long to see Jesus working in the day-to-day, mundane parts of life. But let’s be honest: oftentimes we are so busy and so anxious that it’s hard to see His work around us. While He is at work, the enemy is at work to keep us blind...
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