A Better Kind of Busy: Tech-Free Teen Christmas Gift Ideas

Teen Tech-Free Holiday Gift Guide

I recently shared my delightfully complicated Christmas shopping habits with a toddler-mom friend. She was baffled as I foreshadowed what shopping for teenagers is really like. But she’ll be there one day, too.

Picking out Christmas gifts for teens has its fair share of challenges. For one, it becomes increasingly complex to guess their preferences—oh, and their preferences are aplenty.

Not to mention that inner Christmas elf that comes out in so many of us moms. We try our darndest to keep things a surprise, only to get aggravated because, well, our teenager can spell. Not to mention our teens are highly adept at navigating mom’s phone—and always Read more

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Three Little Words to Power Your New Year

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The Power of a Focus Word

 

I first learned of the practice in my Mops group. A few years ago, we were led as a group through the process of individually choosing a focus word for the new year. In the last handful of Januaries since then, I have continued the practice of entering the new year with a word of God’s and my collective choosing. Not a resolution, just a word. A focus. A landing place for the hope that I will grow more fully into my potential in the coming year. In the weeks surrounding the ball drop, I take extra care to Read more

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