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God Language and Emotional Maturity Part 2: There’s a Commandment for That!

by Joanna Sawatsky | Nov 24, 2020 | Doing Life Together, Faith

We’ve been talking a lot on the blog about emotional maturity and its importance. And part of that is the whole “God language” issue. It’s Joanna on the blog today! Joanna is my intrepid stats person and co-author of The Great Sex Rescue, who...

How I Came to Terms with a Post-Baby Body

by Joanna Sawatsky | Sep 22, 2020 | Parenting Small Children

Our bodies were not meant to stay the same throughout our lives. Certainly we grow older. But childbirth also has a profound effect. I had three babies in 2.5 years – it was a lot. And with pregnancy comes big changes to your body, many of which don’t go...

11 Things to Put in a Care Package After Miscarriage or Stillbirth–or Other Loss

by Joanna Sawatsky | Sep 4, 2020 | Grief

When someone you love is grieving, how can you reach out and do something tangible to help? Today is the 24th anniversary of my son Christopher’s death (you can read more about that here). I know many of you have walked through grief, too: miscarriages,...

Coaching a Young Girl Through Her First Period at an Airport Bathroom

by Joanna Sawatsky | Aug 19, 2020 | Parenting Teenagers

Is your daughter prepared for her first period? And what happens when her first period takes her by surprise? I’m going to invite Joanna, my co-author of our upcoming The Great Sex Rescue, to share a story of talking through bathroom stalls to a young girl in...

How to Nurture Healthy Screen Habits for Your Family

by Joanna Sawatsky | Mar 11, 2020 | Doing Life Together, Parenting Small Children

Thanks so much to Minno for sponsoring this post! When my girls were small, they woke up at an ungodly hour of the morning every day. Keith was working long hours as a medical resident and our apartment was tiny. So the girls watched Babe each morning (aka, “Pig...

What to Do When You’re Dreading Your Birthday

by Joanna Sawatsky | Nov 12, 2019 | Grief

Sometimes life is just hard. And it’s often birthdays and holidays that mark the passage of time, and remind us when life isn’t going as planned. I write most of the posts on this blog, but I have a small team behind me. Rebecca (my daughter) writes a ton,...