Families come in all shapes, sizes, colors, and ethnicities. Sometimes, these families are blended. Raising a bi-racial family is a beautiful and challenging journey. Tom and Robin Rossmanith, who are white, have an adopted son and an adopted daughter, both children of color, plus one birth daughter. Tom and Robin share honestly about their journey…
Do you remember the last semester of your senior year? Do you remember your senior pictures, senior prom, last dances, final performances, last games, senior skip day, finals, the last day of school, graduation, and graduation parties? We probably have some great memories of these final days of high school, the final days of our…
“I can finally breathe” “I love not having my cell phone this week.” “It is so great to talk to people face to face instead of through a screen.” “I feel less stress and not anxious about responding to every message.” When students realize how much they are attached to their cell phones and the…
It’s that time of year again where seniors are beginning to decide on what college or university they want to attend. They begin narrowing their choices from their “stretch” schools to their “perfect” schools to their “backups.” Unlike me who narrowed my college choice to 5, seniors today are applying to 10-15 or more colleges…
We were all sitting in a circle on the small soccer court at the orphanage where we were staying during one of our Mexico service trips. 12 high school students and me doing one of my favorite things to do with teenagers, talking about life and faith. We had planned on talking about something different…
I have dreams and aspirations for my two kids. I can see the potential in each of them, and I know what they are capable of doing. Many times, they can’t see their potential, and it frustrates me. I want them to succeed in everything that they do. Yet, my love and desire for them…