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Another great article from A Life Overseas. This one is to encourage missionary moms.

Missionary moms are exposed on all fronts, and they feel it. Everyone’s watching them. The local...

Let’s start with a quick summary of this whole post.   This is a longer one (at least for a blog post) so let’s break it up.  I’ll give you all ten questions up front and t…

If you’re a traveler, chances are you want to keep traveling even after you have kids. Try these ideas for raising children who share your passion.

The Connected Child, co-authored by Dr. Karyn Purvis, has helped countless adoptive and foster parents better connect with their children as they seek to love and care for them in a way that honors...

Real-Life Strategies for Building Trust and Attachment

Parenting under the best of circumstances can be difficult. And raising children who have come to your home from “hard places,” who ...

The adoption of a child is always a joyous moment in the life of a family. Some adoptions, though, present unique challenges. Welcoming these children into your family--and addressing their special...

Being a mom has been the greatest and the hardest thing I have ever done or have ever been. Motherhood is both a noun and a verb. It is an identity and a calling. I am a single mom and I have spent...

Having lived through three political evacuations and having faced a number of “hot” times in developing countries one is always faced with the question of “to evacuate or to stay." How does on...

Letting go of kids is hard, especially when the call of Christ takes them to places outside of a parent's comfort zone. Here are 7 lessons I've learned.

By: Brenda L. Yoder

We are here to help you navigate today's culture and connect with your teen through meaningful conversations that last a lifetime. Axis offers a massive library of culturally-relevant guides, video...

How parents can prepare themselves & their children for the shock of entering a new culture? Some tips for before you leave & once you arrive.

By Carole Hallett Mobbs...

A new study in the journal Child Development shows nighttime usage of a cell phone can increase anxiety and depression in teenagers and reduce self-esteem. This is the first study that shows a dire...