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New Kid In Town: Growing Up with Jesus
What was life like for Jesus growing up? Would He have faced the same issues as we do today?
Melinda December 20, 2025
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Cleaning House: Part 3
In this article series, we discussed eight practical habits that will help you establish a strong foundation when it’s time to leave home and be on your own. In this portion, we will discuss the final two habits as well as tips on how to implement these practices.
Melinda June 28, 2025
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Cleaning House: Part 2
Learning how to do laundry, fix things around the house and host a party all help you to build skills toward independence.
Melinda June 27, 2025
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Cleaning House: Part 1
Independence, it’s something you seek, but also brings a sense of fear. You want to learn to be on your own, but still rely heavily on mom and dad. To help you deal with the responsibilities of being independent of your parents, we’re providing eight practical habits that will help you establish a strong foundation to feel comfortable when it’s time to leave home and be on your own. Here are the first three:
Melinda June 26, 2025
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Mindfully Mature
One of our major goals as teenagers is to gain independence. To do this, we have to learn responsibility and realize what it means to care for ourselves. We are not meant to be independent, but rather we are supposed to be mature.
Melinda April 30, 2025
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Why Summer Camp is Invaluable
Summer camp sounds like something your parents make your little brother do so they can get a break from his hyperactivity and pull him away from the video games. But, summer camp is actually more than just sitting around a campfire singing “Kum ba yah.” Here are 5 benefits to attending a summer camp in your teen years:
niNe. contributor April 10, 2025
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Class in Session: Education Around the World
It’s easy to complain and focus on your personal view of school, so when you want to expand your mind and learn something more relevant to your life than geometry, consider some differences in education throughout the world.
Melinda August 30, 2023
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Coming of Age
The transition from little girl into mature woman is one of the greatest journeys of adolescence. Although it may seem scary, being initiated and welcomed into adult society is actually a cause for great celebration!
Elyse Garner August 30, 2023
