College daughter

The pain of separation was delayed by a couple of weeks. That was unexpected.

I knew this day would come… So, years ago when my friend Pastor Ben Cachiaras posted a blog sharing what he told his daughter when he dropped her off at college, I filed it away for when I had to do the same. This past week Lorrie and I left our oldest at college and […]

Adrian contacted me this past week and asked if I would be interested in "Guest Blogging" on her wonderful, informative Blog about my college-bound daughter

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I used to tuck love notes into her Miss Kitty lunchbox. I already wrote the “mushy one” that took me 11 attempts and a whole tissue box later to finish. She’ll find that one folded up under her sneakers in the plastic-lined bag in her suitcase. Today I snuck an unorthodox love letter into the duffel bag that holds all my daughter’s treasured keepsakes. They’ll be accompanying my best girl to that dreaded surrogate home for the next four years: the dorm. I made it short, knowing she’d skim…

This post: 10 Things I Want My Daughter to Know Before Leaving for College Written by: Ali Flynn After 18 years of doing my best to raise my daughter and…

Ten Bible-based prayers that we as parents can pray for our children as they leave our homes and head off to college.

My daughter is off to college, but not before I gave her a big dose of life-saving rules.

If you’re like most moms preparing to drop their son or daughter off at college, you’re counting down the days… You might even find yourself staring at your child, sitting on the edge of their bed while they pack reminiscing and wondering how the heck time flew by in a blink and feeling the urge to wrap them in a hug every time they pass you in the hallway. The fact is, nothing really prepares you for the wave of emotion that sweeps over you. #college #collegedropoff #collegetips…

With a child off to college, your family dynamic will change. Of course you’ll miss your son or daughter, but you’ll also have the opportunity to focus more attention on other family members, including yourself. Here's advice from one college parent to another.