Every Family Counts

Mothering Teenagers and Raising Compassion in Light of Trayvon Martin

I have a son who’s 17-years-old. 

He looks like he’s 25 with his full beard and confident demeanor. He travels around town day and night by skateboard or bus or walking with his semi-adult guy pack. He’s…

A Short Story

Don Snyder is a well-published novelist and memoirist with a story that strikes close to Every Mother Counts’ heart.

Don wrote this as a letter to Christy. It’s origin goes back quite a few years, but the story is as relevant today as ever. Now’s your chance to read Don and his…

Luck egalitarianism

“She smelled of milk and urine. Chacko marveled at how someone so small and undefined, so vague in her resemblances, could so completely command the attention, the love, thesanity of a grown man.”

Family Planning — Is It Just A Girl Thing?

All this month we’ve talked about families and one thing is crystal clear. 

 It takes more than one person to make a family and though technically, intercourse isn’t even necessary anymore to make a baby, people are still having sex. Somebody gets…

Bruce Feiler’s Secrets for Happy Families

The search for the perfect combination of activities, techniques, rituals and routines that deliver the ultimate in family unity, harmony and productivity can be like searching for the Holy Grail. 

 We’ve been told over the years precisely how it’s done —…

Sacred Relationship — Why Date Night Isn’t Enough

The best way to support the mothers, fathers and children of families is to have families that are filled with love. 

Where there is love all the many stresses of life become more manageable. As parents we are the ones who set the foundation…