Once-a-month I get together with three good friends. We spend a lot of our time talking about our teens, bragging about the good things and sharing the struggles. There have been times where tears have been shed, prayers have been offered and laughter has filled the room. It is a time that I greatly look forward to each month. This past month we were talking about the unique challenges we face today as parents. It struck us so funny that we laughed for the longest time, when I brought up the biggest concern for us was that someone would be … Continue reading →

As the parent of three teens, I try to keep up with the latest trends. But they are developing at breakneck speeds that I sometimes miss out. Take the latest one, KIK messenger, a way to send text messages that a parent might not know about. In fact, it was only because a friend of mine discovered it on her teen’s electronic devices that I did some investigating and found my two youngest were using it. With their cell phones I can at least monitor the phone numbers through our cell phone provider’s account and ask questions. I can do … Continue reading →