Angela E. Powell

A few days ago I was getting ready for the day and as I stood in my closet trying to figure out what to wear, a memory popped into my...

This morning my husband, son, and I went for a bike ride down to the lake. When we got there we parked at the beach and enjoyed the first...

This past week I attended a conference hosted by Life Model Works, an organization made up of psychologists, pastors, therapists,...

There is a lot of talk about gun control these days. This post is not about that. However, the debate on guns has brought up the subject...

God always knows exactly what kind of encouragement I need, exactly when I need it, and last week, I really needed encouragement. I know...

I’ve been pretty frustrated lately. We recently got my son signed up with a new program that houses most of his medical professional...

Last week I started homeschooling my son. Originally, my husband and I thought we were going to have to homeschool him until he was old...

Did you read my last blog? The one where I said: “I’ve been mentally preparing myself for all of this for weeks. I have not been caught...

School starts for my son in two days. He is not ready. Oh, don’t get me wrong, we’ve done the back to school shopping, he has school...

As a step-mom to an adopted child with Reactive Attachment Disorder, I'm constantly evaluating myself in the role of "Mother". In you...

There is something missing in my parenting knowledge base. I am a step-parent. I have never given birth to a child. So I don't have that...

Kids are weird and illogical. I've been around a lot of little kids and my son is only 12, so I'm not sure when this stops happening, but...