Raising Kingdom Kids by Tony Evans
When you first find out that you’re pregnant, you read everything you can get your hands on about how to care for your baby while that baby is still on the inside! Parenting while your baby is in utero is the easy part! When your baby is on the outside, it is totally different! You struggle […]
Navigating Life's Inevitable Crises
Originally posted on trippatkinson.com What do you do when life gets a little crazy and you find yourself in the midst of a crisis? Pastor Tripp Atkinson and family counselor Anne Ford share some principles on how to navigate those inevitable crises and come out better on the other side. Stuff happens. It’s a fact. I even […]
Not Alone (Parenting is Tough…)
Originally posted on trippatkinson.com. Parenting is tough… but you don’t have to do it alone. There is a jar that sits in my office that is filled with ping-pong balls, 168 to be exact. That is the number of hours in a week. 165 of the balls are white and 3 are orange. The white […]
(Not So) Great Expectations
Originally posted on trippatkinson.com University of South Carolina Head Men’s Basketball Coach, Frank Martin, has made headlines recently for the following quote about expectations of kids… You know what makes me sick to my stomach? When I hear grown people say that kids have changed. Kids haven’t changed. Kids don’t know anything about anything. We’ve […]
If I Could Get a Mulligan on Parenting Teenagers
Originally posted on achuckallen.com I sure wish that I could have a “do-over” when it comes to raising teenagers…specifically high schoolers. Now that all of our girls are out of the house, I’ve really thought about what I would have done differently if I knew then what I know now. Many of you know that I […]
The Gift that Keeps Giving
Tim Elmore shared the following story with Tripp Atkinson: Two years ago, our daughter Bethany turned thirteen. Prior to her birthday, we had already noticed signs of her becoming a teenager. There was a hint of an independent spirit; she had formed definite opinions on every topic; she requested a cell phone and a personal […]