michelle joy waters

More than ever, friends have been asking, "Why did you home school for so long? It's so hard!" There's a long answer to that, and it's not really relevant he...

We've all seen the funny memes and posts of frantic parents thrust completely and unexpectedly into the world of school at home. Let me give you a word of en...

I've been SO excited to get to work on my messages for Level Up: A Life Worthy of the Lord. I cleared my calendar all day Tuesday and Thursday to write, writ...

From our family is a few finals! What I've learned about having a kid in college after just one semester: First, the bad news: They're not called freshmen an...

It's bye week for all our boys and our Buckeyes too so I have a minute to reflect on the lessons of faith and failure that football is teaching them. I have ...

One thing that never occurred to me when we sent our oldest off to college was that it would be hard for my little ones. Never even crossed my mind. Seriousl...

Disclaimer: four of my six children don't like worship all that much. I'm holding fast God's to promise on this one: "train up a child in the way he should g...

Ah, back to school. Most moms breathe a sigh of relief as the bus pulls away that first day. But by day four or five, what begins as mild mayhem starts its s...

Introducing.... Pastors Confidential: two pastors, one podcast: short segments (usually released on Mondays) where we take the questions pastors get asked al...

I have an album I started long before the days of social media, even before my short stint with scrapbooking. I got the idea from my parents. Every year at C...

My husband sent me this article yesterday. (The title gives the whole thing away: "Prince Harry may want two kids max—but life is better with a big family")....

All eight of us are coming and going a lot more than usual this summer. Trips with friends, camps, vacations, competitions, a funeral, and travel for work. N...

Step one: breathe. This is a major life changer for both you and your child. Everything from now on will be different. Within the span of a few hours you'll ...

The oldest is graduating. We watched Wonder together the other day. She had never seen it; this was my third go around. All the feelings. I cry like a baby e...

How It Affects the Students that didn't get into their Dream School Seeing Lori Loughlin laugh and sign autographs outside a Boston courthouse before facing ...

I'm not happy if I'm not learning, stretching, growing in some way. My dad took me to a Tony Robbins event when I was in high school and I've been hooked on ...

We're big fans of Dave Ramsey around here. Well... most of us are; some of the smaller set gets a little annoyed when he's on in the car too much. Lots of p...

On one income. Planning, shopping for, and just generally feeding eight people on any given day of the week is a challenge. On one income it really forces yo...

Raising a child with Type 1 Diabetes is hard enough; the teen years present a whole new challenge. My daughter, Elizabeth Mary, was diagnosed with Type 1 Dia...

"It is to your glory to overlook an offense" Proverbs 19:11 Easier said than done. But God seems to have a thing for having thick skin. There are quite a few...