by Brooke Romney | Feb 14, 2018 | Parenting, Teens
The Ugliest Moment in Youth Sports I love youth sports. I have four boys and they play them all the time. For the most part, win or lose, sports are something we enjoy and grow from. However, every once in a while, things get ugly — and what I...
by Brooke Romney | Feb 11, 2018 | Parenting, Teens
The other day, my seventh-grade son showed me a text from a girl who is a friend. It said, “On a scale of 1-10, how cute am I?” Luckily, my relationship with my oldest is pretty tight, and he often shares the little and big things going on in his life. He...
by Brooke Romney | Feb 1, 2018 | Parenting, Teens
What Every Parent Needs to Know Before Your Child Signs Up for Instagram Before your child signs up for Instagram, there are things you need to understand that aren’t obvious from the outside. Instagram is booming, simple to use, and full of pictures — at...
by Brooke Romney | Oct 11, 2017 | Parenting
Is there anything more meaningful than serving together as a family? We are always on the lookout for great service opportunities that impact those we serve but also help our children feel the value of serving, helping and reaching outside themselves. Projects that...
by Brooke Romney | Aug 14, 2017 | Parenting, Relationships, Teens
Teaching Kids to Be Stone Catchers As I read about and pondered the events that happened in Charlottesville, Virginia, I was struck with the responsibility we have as parents for teaching kids to be stone catchers rather than stone throwers — to love, to break...
by Brooke Romney | Jun 21, 2017 | Parenting
Last month we were overwhelmed by the love and selfless service given when we asked for your help for Haiti. We thought we would fill 6 suitcases with donations of clothing, formula, diapers, wipes, toys, shoes and other supplies and instead we needed over 30...
