An unhurried approach to the season for families.
A family advent study from Caring, part two of four.
Read part one here.
Historically, advent is entirely...
It’s here—the season of merriment and good cheer. Use these December days to encourage joy and giving with your children, starting with these 10 bucket list ide...
An unhurried approach to the season for families.
A family advent study from Caring, part one of four.
Historically, advent is entirely about anticipation, ex...
There’s a natural tendency for us as parents to fall into the routine of daily family life. The reality is that between school, work, cooking, cleaning, running...
Right now across the U.S. there are 442,000 children living in the U.S. foster care system. Nearly a third of them are eligible for adoption.
As Prover...
My grandparents have lived in South America all my life—in Chile and Peru, respectively. But even so, my parents always made sure we built and maintained a stro...
I was 22 years old when I moved away from my home state of California and ventured south to Louisiana where my husband was stationed in the military. While I ph...
A network of Ray and Joan Kroc Corps Community Centers across the U.S. have a common goal: to help people discover and develop their passions in their own n...
Robert Wallace’s childhood was much like a pinball, bouncing around a machine he couldn’t seem to escape.
After his biological father was sent to prison and ...
Older Adults are the world’s fastest growing population. By 2030, there will be twice as many Americans over the age of 65 as there were in 2000. But are there ...
As Father’s Day is right around the corner, many are wrapping up toolboxes in blue-colored wrapping paper and visiting the Father’s Day sale at their local Macy...
As we head into Memorial Day, it’s easy to get caught up in the anticipation of the three-day weekend and poolside barbecues we have planned. But the significan...
Memorial Day functions as our traditional summer kick-off. It’s when we start up the grill, smoker or BBQ and consume copious amounts of food. It’s a great time...
My family and I have spent many wonderful holidays in the Kakamega rain forest of western Kenya. The forest is famed for its hiking trails and is popular with b...
When my husband, Erik, joined the military, I didn’t know what to expect. We had dated for several years before he enlisted in the U.S. Army, and he proposed wh...
They say nothing changes you like having a child of your own and I have found this to be absolutely true.
In fact, I read in “The Birth Of A Mother” from Th...
My 2-year-old daughter recently reminded me of something important. I was scrolling through my Facebook newsfeed one evening after work when she grabbed my hand...
Most military kids face more challenges in their childhood than many adults do in a lifetime—and they go through many of them at a young age. From coping with a...
California fire survivors begin to rebuild.
Amber McErquiaga woke up in her home in Paradise, California, on Nov. 8, 2018, to get ready to take her children ...
Life comes with many challenges and obstacles we don’t see coming. In the blink of an eye, you may be faced with unexpected circumstances beyond your control, s...
There’s much more depth to the holiday season than the gift exchanges, Christmas treats and cheerful decorations that we get so wrapped up in. The season comes ...
A growing model contends that poverty isn’t something to simply “rise above” any more than exposure to lead or asbestos.
$1.6 trillion. It’s a figure so larg...
The Salvation Army helped reunite a sister with the brother she didn’t know existed.
After her mother’s death in March 2015, Lisa Bayard, 60, found a single ...
Research shows sharing a table with others has a number of benefits.
Life is busy. Between work, commuting and other responsibilities, it can be hard to carv...
