Local libraries in and around Alpharetta are some of the best places to take your children for FREE events throughout the year as well as to check out reading books! Below are great events for kids from pre-school through high school. Check to see if there is a RSVP or first come first serve on…
teens
8 Ways to Stay Close to Teenagers
Teenagers can be tough to understand and parent! Having a teen in the house has made me realize even more so that every stage of life a person goes through brings new challenges. Teens have to navigate school, puberty, friends, social media and us ~ I feel that our job as parents is to do…
Lessons in Loss.
Death is not a topic often mentioned in youth, other than the passing of a grandparent or distant relative. It makes people sad and uncomfortable, and I imagine it isn’t a thought that crosses the minds of our children too often, thankfully. Most teens live by the fragile illusion that they they are unbreakable. So…
Nine Months of Waiting
– Debbie Johnson God has a great way to change the heart and mind of new moms. For instance, there is that nine months of “expecting” before you get a newborn. A transformation happens. A developmental phase if you will. You begin as carefree, then before you know it, your thoughts are consumed by the…
Brotherly Love
When my boys were born, I always envisioned them playing together, wrestling around, splashing in mud puddles and bonding in a way that only brothers can. They are 4 years apart, so when they were very young, it was mostly my oldest shooing the baby away from his lego creations with shouts of “Mom, baby…
