Summer is in full swing and to honor the shorter attentions spans of young and old, I’m launching a Summer Series on Parent.co! What better way to pass the time AND entertain your kids than with videos, songs, and activities that you don’t have to think up yourself? There will be a new one up at the beginning of every week to get you through the hazy days of June and July. To kick it …

I will never own a FitBit. It might destroy me. I have just enough OCD to view each day as an extension of the one before – a staircase descending to self-improvement hell. My nature runs contrary to continual data. After a month, I’d be Forrest Gump-ing it – running across country because my FitBit whispered that I could. I did buy one for my husband though. True to his nature, he let in die …

JUDGES 6:11-15 11 The angel of the Lord came and sat down under the oak in Ophrah that belonged to Joash the Abiezrite, where his son Gideon was threshing wheat in a winepress to keep it from the Midianites. 12 When the angel of the Lord appeared to Gideon, he said, “The Lord is with you, mighty warrior.” 13 “Pardon me, my lord,” Gideon replied, “but if the Lord is with us, why has all this happened to …

Summer is here and it’s time to get outside. Which is easier than it sounds if you have a kid with sensory issues. But experience is everything and baby steps are key. Just think of it like easing into the pool. The water’s fine once you get used to it. For tips on how to help your child play and eat outdoors, click the picture to read my new article in Parenting Special Needs Magazine. …

I have a theory. The things we now make with our hands are more ethereal than they once were. We text and send ecards into the universe along with our good vibes. Because of that our thoughts skitter in a way they once did not. Like our hands, they are less grounded. Our fingers are not smudged in the morning from creasing the newspaper just so over breakfast. We read on our phones and order …