We’re all busy. We often remind and reassure ourselves that our children are fine, their homework is done, they’ve eaten all their vegetables. And while their beds aren’t made and rooms are war zones, you’re fairly pleased with the day.
Being a parent involves many unpredictable, shocking and surprising turn of events. The groceries may be put away, laundry done and dinner on the table, but just when you think you’re ahead of the game, you quickly realize you’re last in line .
Until recently, our three children, ages 16, 14 and 12, all had smartphones. With my family’s schedule, we found it necessary to regularly communicate with their whereabouts, pick up times and afternoon activities. The risk, and extra headache, is the hovering question of whether your children are using their phones responsibly. We understand the phones are not babysitters, but providing adolescents with current technology also leaves a doubtful cloud of trust. Kids today have the world in their hands, literally. At anytime, they can search the internet for information, text a classmate, call a parent, FaceTime with family. While all these abilities are convenient, Read more...
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We tend to live in our own psyche. We’re our worst enemy when it comes to the expectations, the doubt, the truth, the inadequacy. It just sucks. So what do we do? We keep things in order, keep busy, calm the lecturing voice in our head. Why is it when something lays heavy on the heart, we’re less apt to disclose to those closest to us? Read more... 
By Cami Beiter - As a teenager, I coveted the occasional cigarette with a select few, a very small circle. Most of my friends played sports. If our dirty little secret (and occasional habit) were discovered, coaches and parents, would have something say about it. We snuck a drag here and there...whether it was at a forbidden kegger, the late night concert or sitting on a friend’s deck after school.