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I think I’d Lost Hope

Stories, Valor ParentsDecember 18, 2023813Views 0Likes 0Comments

God used the death of my wife this past June to produce a stunning plot twist in Zac’s story.. I think I had lost hope. Zac just seemed lost. Stuck. I met him 16 years ago when he was 12 during one of my first years in full time ministry with CSB. There was some…

Depression in Boys: How I discovered I was a harmful helper

Fall 2021, Parenting, Slider, Valor ParentsNovember 4, 2021348Views 0Likes 0Comments

I don’t really understand depression. God has not yet added that as a chapter in my life, and based on my experiences and temperament likely won’t be. Because of our built in differences some of us are simply more prone, through our natural emotional make-up, our history, or our biology, to experience depression. Because the…

Sometimes it just takes a little time

Fall 2021, Parenting, Valor ParentsNovember 3, 2021562Views 0Likes 0Comments

When common sense is not all that common There he stood near the front door, just a few days into his first week of high school. He had all of his school binders and books stacked in his hands, so high I could barely see his face. Pencils and papers were hanging loosely out of…

Don’t Make My Mistake. Have the Conversations.

Communication, Fall 2021, Valor ParentsNovember 2, 2021447Views 0Likes 0Comments

It’s probably one of my favorite family pictures of all time. Two little boys, ages 4 and 2, wearing bib overalls, old fashioned caps, and bare feet. One holding a baseball bat, the other holding a baseball. Where did the time go? They look so cute, so much alike, but they couldn’t be more different…

Forging Key Values Through Trouble

Character, Fall 2021, Slider, Valor ParentsNovember 1, 2021468Views 0Likes 0Comments

In this fallen world, “trouble” feels like an inadequate word to capture the real pain, sadness, or for many, even catastrophe so common in our life experience. But in John 16:33, Jesus says the bittersweet words, “In this world you will have trouble ... But take heart! I have overcome the world.” As a young…

Boys Need Heroes: A Message From the Christian Service Brigade President

Transformed Lives, Valor ParentsMay 28, 20202KViews 0Likes 0Comments

Now more than ever boys need heroes. Sometimes those heroes swoop in during a moment of crisis, but often heroes are the men who sacrifice everyday investing in the lives of boys. The month of June Christian Service Brigade, the parent ministry of Valor Parent Magazine will be celebrating these heroes through short videos as…

Mother’s Day was My Day for Disappointment

Parenting, Spring 2020 Online, Valor ParentsMay 9, 2020463Views 0Likes 0Comments

Motherhood took me by surprise. The kind of surprise that happens 9 months after your wedding day. Yes ... that kind. I was never that little girl; the one that dreamed of being a mom and having a house brimming with kids. I was the tomboy. As the second oldest of five, my sister and…

Turning Conflict Into Cooperation

Character, Spring 2020 Online, Valor ParentsApril 20, 2020491Views 0Likes 0Comments

Mike stood in the kitchen doorway and held up the detention notice from school. I could tell from the set of his jaw that he expected the worst. I pushed down all the standard phrases that immediately came to mind: You know better! I can’t believe you did this! What were you thinking! I…

The War of Words

Fall 2019, Parenting, Valor ParentsNovember 25, 2019468Views 0Likes 0Comments

Ending the responses that trigger the conflict between you and your children When your children were young, you spoke words of life into their little beings. They cooed and you cooed back. You had no intention of ever berating your babies. Even if you yourself were raised in a home full of heated arguments,…

Rescue: When the answer to all the prayers for rescue is a heart crushing “No”

Fall 2019, Parenting, Valor ParentsNovember 25, 2019494Views 0Likes 0Comments

Minutes turned into hours. They’d been gone too long. I hesitated to verbalize my fear, as if doing so would somehow bring the fear to life. And then it happened. December 7th 2016 was a routine day for our family serving as missionaries in rural Alaska. Home was a remote village off the road…

More of “That Guy”

Fall 2019, Transformed Lives, Valor ParentsNovember 25, 2019479Views 0Likes 0Comments

How a kid with buck teeth and a bad stutter experienced Jesus I don't enjoy thinking of embarrassing experiences from my childhood, let alone writing about them. But dredging them up is good because I not only remember the pain but also the people God used to help me pass through that pain. It is…

Thoughts on Shaving

Fall 2019, Parenting, Valor ParentsNovember 25, 2019471Views 0Likes 0Comments

It became clear that this ordinary moment in my life was not ordinary for him at all Shaving is a big deal. It’s a big deal because it’s an annoying hassle and blades are a hugely expensive racket, running a close second to ink cartridges. But when you are a young man it represents…

I think I’d Lost Hope

Depression in Boys: How I discovered I was a harmful helper

Sometimes it just takes a little time

Don’t Make My Mistake. Have the Conversations.

Forging Key Values Through Trouble

Boys Need Heroes: A Message From the Christian Service Brigade President

Mother’s Day was My Day for Disappointment

Turning Conflict Into Cooperation

The War of Words

Rescue: When the answer to all the prayers for rescue is a heart crushing “No”

More of “That Guy”

Thoughts on Shaving

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