Discipline is one of the most constant forms of leadership in your daughter’s life.

And one of the easiest to get wrong.

It isn’t about punishment, shame, blame or guilt.  Discipline, at its core, is about teaching and training for life.  If you are a mom or mentor of a teen girl, then you are in that training arena right now. 

School is not her only learning space.  In fact, her largest learning space is in your kitchen, your car and in your living room.  When was the last time you ...

 She is coming at you, erratically throwing every behavior and emotion bomb she has in her arsenal.

Sadness.
Anger.
Frustration.
Passive aggressiveness.
Maybe even a little deceit.

It looks like your daughter, but in the moment you’re not entirely sure.

Then you feel it.

That rush inside of you as your own army of frustration, sadness and anger begins to rise up and prepare for battle — and you still don’t even know why this is happening.

What do you do?

Do you let emotio...

How to Talk to Someone Who Will Not See Truth Right Now

In the world there are as many variations of truth as there are perspectives it seems.  I was told once that there are always 3 truths at play when it comes to perspective and human relations.

1. Theirs
2. Yours
3. The non-emotional 3^rd party truth

This is one of the many reasons why I am so glad that I have a firm foundation in the ultimate truth in my life (John 14:6).  I floundered for 35 years on this planet trying to define and d...