Key strategies for parents of teens in the crucial window before that “launch” into the real world. Learn how to set them up for success through effective communication, valuing and cultivating their unique strengths, and empowering versus control. Help your teens build a strong personal leadership foundation that will enable them to live successful, independent…
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Book Review: Infiltrator by Peter R. Stone
Book Description: For eighteen-year-old Ethan Jones, Nanako, and the surviving members of his foraging team, the trip back to Newhome is a nightmarish journey fraught with danger. When they do get back to Newhome, Nanako’s dreams of a normal life are shattered when Ethan’s jilted ex-fiancé makes it her personal goal to turn Nanako’s life…
Video of the Week: A White Christmas in Webster County by Laura V. Hilton
Book Description: Mercy Lapp is ready for a fresh start. Having lost her beloved fianc? in a fishing accident during his rumschpringe, she escapes the painful memories by moving from her community in Shipshewana, Indiana, to Seymour, Missouri, where she takes a job as a mother’s helper. She isn’t exactly shy, but she’s hesitant to…
COTT: A Bridge Unbroken by Cathy Bryant Wins Clash
The results of the Clash are IN. Drum roll please…. And the winner is…. A Bridge Unbroken a Miller’s Creek Novel by Cathy Bryant Congratulations, Cathy! And a big congrats also to our other participants. Thank you for playing! Nancy Kimball with Chasing the Lion, Richard Mabry with Critical Condition, Sharon Srock with Pam, and…
Sabbath Sunday: He’s Got You
He got up, rebuked the wind and said to the waves, “Quiet! Be still!” Then the wind died down and it was completely calm. (Mark 4:39, NIV) Whatever’s going on, that storm has purpose. It also has permission. God’s allowing the winds, rain, and shaking to grow you. Prepare you. Transform you to be more like Him.…
Character Confession: I Don’t Know if Fat Floats
This started out as a reply to The Common Queen, a dear, dear friend who is cleaning it up on the Internet. Her little blog is going places, and once you read her posts, you’ll see why. In writing you need a voice, and Holly’s got it. Besides this great post, which got two THOUSAND…