An initiative of Higher Ground Life Services

Delivering helpful information as your family navigates this journey called “life.”

Plain-spoken articles from counselors who are also parents. On raising kids in a confusing culture, keeping a marriage steady, and finding your footing when it all feels like too much.

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Life is hard.
Family is hard.
Let’s do this together.

These are the things parents actually say to us. If one of them sounds like you, you’re in the right place.

“Everyone else seems to have it together.”

“I’m failing at life.”

“I understand work, but not my kids.”

“I don’t know how to forgive myself.”

“This culture scares me.”

“I’m afraid to upset my kids.”

“I don’t know how to stop drinking.”

“I don’t know how to be a family.”

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Who we are

Counselors who want to see healthy families, and parents raising healthy kids.

We volunteer because we are also parents navigating this unique cultural landscape, and we believe that you play the most pivotal role in your children’s upbringing. We believe people flourish when families, communities, and churches work together. We’re here to help in that journey.

We’ll provide the information, you can take the credit.

How it works

You send in your question. We do the rest.

1

You send it in

Share a family, parenting, marriage, or cultural question or scenario.

2

We write it up

Volunteer counselors answer the common questions in plain-spoken family living articles.

3

You take the credit

Use what helps with your own family. You’re the one who knows them best.

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Family living articles

Readers benefit from our articles on these and other topics.

Send us your family, parenting, marriage, or cultural question.

Listen & watch

Hear from Josh.

Josh speaks with AJ & Daphne on the In Between podcast, and shares a recorded talk on YouTube.