by Jackie Bledsoe | Jun 30, 2016 | Faith, MentoRING
This past Tuesday our homeschooling group had our end of school year presentations. It was great seeing the kids display all they’ve learned this year, but at the same time it was bittersweet. This closing ceremony marked the end of my wife serving as the...
by Jackie Bledsoe | May 16, 2016 | MentoRING, Raising Kids
Last month my wife Stephana and I took a trip to Chicago for a conference we were invited to attend as part of the blogger and social media team. The conference was put on by one of our favorite organizations, Awana, which is a nonprofit ministry that serves kids all...
by Jackie Bledsoe | Mar 31, 2016 | MentoRING, Raising Kids
While away at a retreat this week I had a conversation with a friend who will be giving his oldest daughter away in marriage this weekend. While we are several years away from that as our daughter is in her mid-teens, I was curious to know what it’ll be like. I...
by Jackie Bledsoe | Jan 7, 2016 | Communication, MentoRING
All of us who are married hope to have a marriage that lasts. Not only do we want it to last, but we want it to be fulfilling, and successful in every way. But after we say “I do,” we begin to wonder how we can actually accomplish this. It’s no...
by Guest | Oct 29, 2015 | MentoRING, Raising Kids
[callout]This is a guest post from Tyler Jacobson. Tyler is a freelance writer, with past experience in content writing and outreach for parent and teen advocate organizations. His areas of focus include: parenting, education, social media, addiction, and issues...
by Guest | Oct 26, 2015 | MentoRING, Raising Kids
[callout]This is a guest post from Jesse Barnett. Jesse is a writer, teacher, carpenter, and minister. He lives just outside of Atlanta with his wife Rebecca and his daughter Gracie and son Joel. He believes that great families aren’t just made, they’re...