How you define success can guide how you live every day and the decisions you make. So...
Some of us have happy memories of good fathers who taught us lessons about work. Others may have had to learn those...
Jesus honored his mother. Let us never forget that, even as the “mommy wars” drag women into debates over various definitions of...
In this video, Janet Wilde shares about how her faith informs her work as a homemaker. This video was shown in corporate...
Mark Roberts poses a question about family and work.
On Father’s Day, some of us lovingly rack our brains to come up with a creative present for Dad. Others, who have no dads or whose dads have not done very well at...
Blogger Lisa-Jo Baker writes, “They tell you that motherhood is a high and noble calling. But they don't tell you you'll clean...
Good old Dad. He’ll be happy this Sunday for Father’s Day even if you buy him another tie and a pair of...
Mother’s Day: that Sunday once a year when we honor moms with flowers and chocolates and maybe even chip in with the...
I am still getting used to the fact that my two daughters are now full-fledged teenagers.
There is an old song we used to sing in church - "Count Your Blessings." I used to think it was a bit sugary and sweet. In real life, telling someone to count...
Part two in a series. Click here to read part one. ...
There's not many things more frightening than losing your job. A few years ago my wife was laid off from a job that she had held for 12 years. There was no problem...
I have always thought that parenting is an art form. There are no hard and fast rules. Something that is true in one situation might not be true in another. A reaction that...
Frankie kept talking but still refused to look at me, making his words seem more a soliloquy—a prayer, even—than a conversation. ...
My son turned six last week. That’s him beside me and us beside the creek that runs by our house. The nearly identical clothing isn’t intentional, it just sort of happened. If you...
My five-year-old, Rowan, and I had enjoyed a full day together: a morning at the zoo, followed by a picnic in the park and a stop at Target, where I'd picked up two...
At five, my son is quickly learning the ways of the world when it comes to dealing with others. It’s a necessary skill. Maybe the most necessary. ...
When we explore the topic of family here at High Calling Blogs—the work of family—we don’t want to limit the discussion to parenting. “Family” includes brothers and sisters, aunts and uncles,...
My daughter’s letter to Santa. A little fuzzy, I know, but appropriate since I’m feeling a little fuzzy at the moment myself. The fairy charms and jewels and the Guess Who? game are...
