by Bethany Howard | Mar 20, 2019 | Parenting
The Labor of Motherhood: When the Minutes Seem Like Hours I delivered my firstborn son 12 years ago. The labor pains were intense and the minutes felt like hours as I struggled with back labor. Labor left me achingly tired and emptied of all that I possessed within...
by Jennifer Bryant | Feb 14, 2019 | Parenting
This is What Your Teens Are Asking About Dating, Relationships, and Sex While most of us are glad our teenaged years are behind us, there is a whole new generation growing up and asking tough questions. They want to know things you and I wanted to know at 12…...
by Jenn Buell | Feb 7, 2019 | Guest Posts, Parenting
The smell of coffee stirs you from sleep. You smile as your eyes open and fall on your husband’s empty pillow. As you stumble into the kitchen, stretching slowly, he turns from flipping the pancakes. “Morning, honey. Thought I’d let you sleep in.” He plants a quick...
by Jennifer Bryant | Dec 21, 2018 | Parenting
I waited for my son under the shady tree of the school parking lot. My favorite part of the day is to see his freckled little face come bounding up with his oversized backpack and toothless grin. But today was different. His sweet head hung low as he sauntered slowly...
by Rob Knutsen | Jul 21, 2018 | Parenting
This post contains affiliate links. If clicking leads to buying, Practical Family will receive a small percentage that helps to keep this blog running and the coffee flowing. As a concerned father of four young children and someone who has failed my stewardship...
by Jennifer Bryant | Jun 6, 2018 | Parenting
Disclosure: This post contains affiliate links. Links that are clicked from our page that may eventually lead to a purchase will render a small commission to our family which will help to support this blog. This was the year my son asked to know the truth about the...
