Dad's and Mom's Corners, by Steve and Teri Maxwell

The Dad's and Mom's Corners are written each month by Steve and Teri. They share whatever the Lord lays on their hearts: sometimes it's encouragement specific to being a parent, other times it's about homeschooling, and sometimes it's related to growth as a Christian man or woman.

The Corners are sent via e-mail generally at the beginning of the month. There are two steps to signing up to receive the Corners.

First, type your e-mail address in the box at right and click the "Subscribe" button.
Next, you'll receive a confirmation e-mail where you'll need to click on the link to confirm your subscription. All e-mail addresses on our list are kept strictly confidential, and you may unsubscribe at any time for any reason.

Steve and Teri have been writing the Corners since 1990, and we've combined many of the Corners into two volumes called, Just Around the Corner.

Just Around the Corner, Vol. 1 is a book of several years of the Corners. Since the arcticles are still portioned into their original length, you can read one in just a few minutes (while you brush your teeth?!).
Just Around the Corner, Vol. 2 is a book of several more years of the Corners. For more information about the books, click here.

Below, you will find archives of the Dad's and Mom's Corners. We also left some sample Corners up from the Just Around the Corner books. The Depression Corners, which have blessed countless families, are near the bottom of this page (September 2000).

Would you like to submit a request to be considered for a future Dad's and Mom's Corner topic?

February 2012, Dad's Corner - Crying Out Loud, Part 1
(The Dad's Corner only is available as an audio version. To download the Podcast directly into iTunes on your computer, please see this link. You can directly download/listen to the MP3 here.)
February 2012, Mom's Corner - Unwanted Thoughts, Part 1
To view the full February Dad's and Mom's Corner HTML e-mail, please click here.

January 2012, Dad's Corner - If Only Your Children Were Firmly Grounded in Christ ... Part 2
(The Dad's Corner only is available as an audio version. To download the Podcast directly into iTunes on your computer, please see this link. You can directly download/listen to the MP3 here.)
January 2012, Mom's Corner - From Lazy to Self-Disciplined, Part 6
To view the full January Dad's and Mom's Corner HTML e-mail, please click here.

December 2011, Dad's Corner - If Only Your Children Were Firmly Grounded in Christ ... Part 1
(The Dad's Corner only is available as an audio version. To download the Podcast directly into iTunes on your computer, please see this link. You can directly download/listen to the MP3 here.)
December 2011, Mom's Corner - The Heart of Christmas
To view the full December Dad's and Mom's Corner HTML e-mail, please click here.

November 2011, Dad's Corner - A Godly Legacy, Part 7
(The Dad's Corner only is available as an audio version. To download the Podcast directly into iTunes on your computer, please see this link. You can directly download/listen to the MP3 here.)
November 2011, Mom's Corner - From Lazy to Self-Disciplined, Part 5
To view the full November Dad's and Mom's Corner HTML e-mail, please click here.

October 2011, Dad's Corner - A Godly Legacy, Part 6
October 2011, Mom's Corner - From Lazy to Self-Disciplined, Part 4
To view the full October Dad's and Mom's Corner HTML e-mail, please click here.

September 2011, Dad's Corner - A Godly Legacy, Part 5
(The Dad's Corner only is available as an audio version. To download the Podcast directly into iTunes on your computer, please see this link. You can directly download/listen to the MP3 here.)
September 2011, Mom's Corner - From Lazy to Self-Disciplined, Part 3
To view the full September Dad's and Mom's Corner HTML e-mail, please click here.

August 2011, Dad's Corner - A Godly Legacy, Part 4
(The Dad's Corner only is now available as an audio version. To download the Podcast directly into iTunes on your computer, please see this link. You can directly download/listen to the MP3 here.)
August 2011, Mom's Corner - From Lazy to Self-Disciplined, Part 2
To view the full August Dad's and Mom's Corner HTML e-mail, please click here.

July 2011, Dad's Corner - A Godly Legacy, Part 3
(The Dad's Corner only is now available as an audio version. To download the Podcast directly into iTunes on your computer, please see this link. You can directly download/listen to the MP3 here.)
July 2011, Mom's Corner - From Lazy to Self-Disciplined, Part 1
To view the full July Dad's and Mom's Corner HTML e-mail, please click here.

June 2011, Dad's Corner - A Godly Legacy, Part 2
(The Dad's Corner only is now available as an audio version. To download the Podcast directly into iTunes on your computer, please see this link. You can directly download/listen to the MP3 here.)
June 2011, Mom's Corner - Summer Schedules and Chores
To view the full June Dad's and Mom's Corner HTML e-mail, please click here.

May 2011, Dad's Corner - A Godly Legacy, Part 1
(The Dad's Corner only is now available as an audio version. To download the Podcast directly into iTunes on your computer, please see this link. You can directly download/listen to the MP3 here.)
May 2011, Mom's Corner - Holly Homemaker, Part 5
To view the full May Dad's and Mom's Corner HTML e-mail, please click here.

April 2011, Dad's Corner - Dictator or Servant-Leader? Part 2
(The Dad's Corner only is now available as an audio version. To download the Podcast directly into iTunes on your computer, please see this link. You can directly download/listen to the MP3 here.)
April 2011, Mom's Corner - Holly Homemaker, Part 4
To view the full April Dad's and Mom's Corner HTML e-mail, please click here.

March 2011, Dad's Corner - Dictator or Servant-Leader? Part 1
(The Dad's Corner only is now available as an audio version. To download the Podcast directly into iTunes on your computer, please see this link. You can directly download/listen to the MP3 here.)
March 2011, Mom's Corner - Holly Homemaker, Part 3
To view the full March Dad's and Mom's Corner HTML e-mail, please click here.

February 2011, Dad's Corner - Owning a Car Doesn't Mean Someone Knows How to Drive
(The Dad's Corner only is now available as an audio version. To download the Podcast directly into iTunes on your computer, please see this link. You can directly download/listen to the MP3 here.)
February 2011, Mom's Corner - Holly Homemaker, Part 2
To view the full February Dad's and Mom's Corner HTML e-mail, please click here.

January 2011, Dad's Corner - A Helpful Tool
(The Dad's Corner only is now available as an audio version. To download the Podcast directly into iTunes on your computer, please see this link. You can directly download/listen to the MP3 here.)
January 2011, Mom's Corner - Holly Homemaker, Part 1
To view the full January Dad's and Mom's Corner HTML e-mail, please click here.

December 2010, Dad's Corner - What Great Reward?
(The Dad's Corner only is now available as an audio version. To download the Podcast directly into iTunes on your computer, please see this link. You can directly download/listen to the MP3 here.)
December 2010, Mom's Corner - The Difficult Child, Part 2
To view the full December Dad's and Mom's Corner HTML e-mail, please click here.

November 2010, Dad's Corner - Children's Personal Bible Time
(The Dad's Corner only is now available as an audio version. To download the Podcast directly into iTunes on your computer, please see this link. You can directly download/listen to the MP3 here.)
November 2010, Mom's Corner - The Difficult Child, Part 1
To view the full November Dad's and Mom's Corner HTML e-mail, please click here.

October 2010, Dad's Corner - An Exercise of the Will, Part 2
(The Dad's Corner only is now available as an audio version. To download the Podcast directly into iTunes on your computer, please see this link. You can directly download/listen to the MP3 here.)
October 2010, Mom's Corner - Grumbling
To view the full October Dad's and Mom's Corner HTML e-mail, please click here.

September 2010, Dad's Corner - An Exercise of the Will, Part 1
(The Dad's Corner only is now available as an audio version. To download the Podcast directly into iTunes on your computer, please see this link. You can directly download/listen to the MP3 here.)
September 2010, Mom's Corner - Scheduling Perseverance
To view the full September Dad's and Mom's Corner HTML e-mail, please click here.

August 2010, Dad's Corner - Daddy Tape
(The Dad's Corner only is now available as an audio version. To download the Podcast directly into iTunes on your computer, please see this link. You can directly download/listen to the MP3 here.)
August 2010, Mom's Corner - Helping Children Become Mission Minded
To view the full August Dad's and Mom's Corner HTML e-mail, please click here.

July 2010, Dad's Corner - Go Green, Part 2
(The Dad's Corner only is now available as an audio version. Also, to download the Podcast directly into iTunes on your computer, please see this link. You can directly download the MP3 here.)
July 2010, Mom's Corner - Second-Generation Scheduling
To view the full July Dad's and Mom's Corner HTML e-mail, please click here.

June 2010, Dad's Corner - Go Green, Part 1
(The Dad's Corner only is now available as an audio version. Also, to download the Podcast directly into iTunes on your computer, please see this link. You can directly download the MP3 here.)
June 2010, Mom's Corner - Bringing Up Children Who Will Love the Lord, Part 3
To view the full June Dad's and Mom's Corner HTML e-mail, please click here.

May 2010, Dad's Corner - Lonely? Be Encouraged! Part 2
May 2010, Mom's Corner - Bringing Up Children Who Will Love the Lord, Part 2
To view the full May Dad's and Mom's Corner HTML e-mail, please click here.

April 2010, Dad's Corner - Lonely? Be Encouraged! Part 1
April 2010, Mom's Corner - Bringing Up Children Who Will Love the Lord, Part 1
To view the full April Dad's and Mom's Corner HTML e-mail, please click here.

March 2010, Dad's Corner - Worldly Friends, Part 5
March 2010, Mom's Corner - Curricula Decisions Impact Homeschooling Success

February 2010, Dad's Corner - Worldly Friends, Part 4
February 2010, Mom's Corner - When Life Turns Upside Down, Part 3
To view the full February Dad's and Mom's Corner HTML e-mail, please click here.

January 2010, Dad's Corner - No Dad's Corner this Month
January 2010, Mom's Corner - When Life Turns Upside Down, Part 2
To view the full January Dad's and Mom's Corner HTML e-mail, please click here.

December 2009, Dad's Corner - Worldly Friends, Part 3
December 2009, Mom's Corner - When Life Turns Upside Down, Part 1
To view the full December Dad's and Mom's Corner HTML e-mail, please click here.

November 2009, Dad's Corner - Worldly Friends, Part 2
November 2009, Mom's Corner - Walking in the Light, Part 2
To view the full November Dad's and Mom's Corner HTML e-mail, please click here.

October 2009, Dad's Corner - Worldly Friends, Part 1
October 2009, Mom's Corner - Walking in the Light, Part 1
To view the full October Dad's and Mom's Corner HTML e-mail, please click here.

September 2009, Dad's Corner - Listening to God's Word
September 2009, Mom's Corner - The Kitchen Cleanup Dilemma
To view the full September Dad's and Mom's Corner HTML e-mail, please click here.

August 2009, Dad's Corner - Personal Bible Time with Your Children
August 2009, Mom's Corner - Homeschooling with Textbooks
To view the full August Dad's and Mom's Corner HTML e-mail, please click here.

July 2009, Dad's Corner - No Dad's Corner this month
July 2009, Mom's Corner - Bickering, Complaining, and Time Pressure, Part 3
To view the full July Dad's and Mom's Corner HTML e-mail, please click here.

June 2009, Dad's Corner - No Dad's Corner this month
June 2009, Mom's Corner - News and Children's Internet Usage, Part 2
To view the full June Dad's and Mom's Corner HTML e-mail, please click here.

May 2009, Dad's Corner - It's a War!
May 2009, Mom's Corner - News and Children's Internet Usage, Part 1
To view the full May Dad's and Mom's Corner HTML e-mail, please click here.

April 2009, Dad's Corner - Countdown
April 2009, Mom's Corner - Celebrating Birthdays
To view the full April Dad's and Mom's Corner HTML e-mail, please click here.

March 2009, Dad's Corner - Hearts for Jesus
March 2009, Mom's Corner - Bickering, Complaining, and Time Pressure, Part 2
To view the full March Dad's and Mom's Corner HTML e-mail, please click here.

February 2009, Dad's Corner - A Father's Role
February 2009, Mom's Corner - Bickering, Complaining, and Time Pressure, Part 1
To view the full February Dad's and Mom's Corner HTML e-mail, please click here.

January 2009, Dad's Corner - Sports, Part 3
January 2009, Mom's Corner - Children's Personal Bible Time
To view the full January Dad's and Mom's Corner HTML e-mail, please click here.

December 2008, Dad's Corner - Sports, Part 2
December 2008, Mom's Corner - Using Scripture
To view the full December Dad's and Mom's Corner HTML e-mail, please click here.

November 2008, Dad's Corner - Sports, Part 1
November 2008, Mom's Corner - Scripture Memory and Bible Copying, Part 4
To view the full November Dad's and Mom's Corner HTML e-mail, please click here.

October 2008, Dad's Corner - A Follow Up to the Deception Series, "To Help or To Hinder"
October 2008, Mom's Corner - Scripture Memory and Bible Copying, Part 3
To view the full October Dad's and Mom's Corner HTML e-mail, please click here.

September 2008, Dad's Corner - Protecting Against Deception, Part 9
September 2008, Mom's Corner - Scripture Memory and Bible Copying, Part 2
To view the full September Dad's and Mom's Corner HTML e-mail, please click here.

August 2008, Dad's Corner - Protecting Against Deception, Part 8
August 2008, Mom's Corner - Scripture Memory and Bible Copying, Part 1
To view the full August Dad's and Mom's Corner HTML e-mail, please click here.

July 2008, Dad's Corner - Protecting Against Deception, Part 7
July 2008, Mom's Corner - Nothing Between
To view the full July Dad's and Mom's Corner HTML e-mail, please click here.

June 2008, Dad's Corner - Protecting Against Deception, Part 6
June 2008, Mom's Corner - When a Wife Disagrees with Her Husband, Part 6
To view the full June Dad's and Mom's Corner HTML e-mail, please click here.

May 2008, Dad's Corner - Protecting Against Deception, Part 5
May 2008, Mom's Corner - When a Wife Disagrees with Her Husband, Part 5
To view the full May Dad's and Mom's Corner HTML e-mail, please click here.

April 2008, Dad's Corner - Protecting Against Deception, Part 4
April 2008, Mom's Corner - When a Wife Disagrees with Her Husband, Part 4
To view the full April Dad's and Mom's Corner HTML e-mail, please click here.

March 2008, Dad's Corner - Protecting Against Deception, Part 3
March 2008, Mom's Corner - When a Wife Disagrees with Her Husband, Part 3
To view the full March Dad's and Mom's Corner HTML e-mail, please click here.

February 2008, Dad's Corner - Protecting Against Deception, Part 2
February 2008, Mom's Corner - When a Wife Disagrees with Her Husband, Part 2
To view the full February Dad's and Mom's Corner HTML e-mail, please click here.

January 2008, Dad's Corner - No Dad's Corner this month
January 2008, Mom's Corner - When a Wife Disagrees with Her Husband, Part 1
To view the full February Dad's and Mom's Corner HTML e-mail, please click here.

December 2007, Dad's Corner - Protecting Against Deception, Part 1
December 2007, Mom's Corner - The Gift of Contentment
To view the full December Dad's and Mom's Corner HTML e-mail, please click here.

November 2007, Dad's Corner - Do Your Children Have Beautiful Feet? Part 5
November 2007, Mom's Corner - The Error of Ingratitude
To view the full November Dad's and Mom's Corner HTML e-mail, please click here.

October 2007, Dad's Corner - Do Your Children Have Beautiful Feet? Part 4
October 2007, Mom's Corner - A Mom's Potential--What Will I Do With My Time?? Part 3
To view the full October Dad's and Mom's Corner HTML e-mail, please click here.

September 2007, Dad's Corner - Do Your Children Have Beautiful Feet? Part 3
September 2007, Mom's Corner - A Mom's Potential--What Will I Do With My Mind?? Part 2
To view the full September Dad's and Mom's Corner HTML e-mail, please click here.

August 2007, Dad's Corner - Do Your Children Have Beautiful Feet? Part 2
August 2007, Mom's Corner - A Mom's Potential--What Will I Do With My Mind?? Part 1
To view the full August Dad's and Mom's Corner HTML e-mail, please click here.

July 2007, Dad's Corner - Do Your Children Have Beautiful Feet? Part 1
July 2007, Mom's Corner - Can a Scheduled Mom Be Spirit Led? Part 2
To view the full July Dad's and Mom's Corner HTML e-mail, please click here.

June 2007, Dad's Corner - Needed Ingredients
June 2007, Mom's Corner - Can a Scheduled Mom be Spirit Led? Part 1
To view the full June Dad's and Mom's Corner HTML e-mail, please click here.

May 2007, Dad's Corner - Don't Let Balaam Seduce You!
May 2007, Mom's Corner - The Valley of the Shadow of Death

April 2007, Dad's Corner - Balaam Rides Again
April 2007, Mom's Corner - From Night Owl to Morning Lark

March 2007, Dad's Corner - Leading in Which Direction?
March 2007, Mom's Corner - Helping Children Overcome Sin

February 2007, Dad's Corner - Praying with Your Wife—101
February 2007, Mom's Corner - Titus 2 Encouragement for a Young Mother, Part 2

January 2007, Dad's Corner - Turning Our Hearts Toward Our Families
January 2007, Mom's Corner - Titus 2 Encouragement for a Young Mother, Part 1

December 2006, Dad's Corner - The Greatest Earthly Gift
December 2006 , Mom's Corner - Leading Our Children to Depend on Jesus

November 2006, Dad's Corner - Bad or Best?
November 2006 , Mom's Corner - The "Good Part"

October 2006, Dad's Corner - Halloween and Halloween Alternatives
October 2006 , Mom's Corner - Halloween

September 2006, Dad's Corner - "Just A Family, Sir"
September 2006 , Mom's Corner - Scheduling for Priorities and Flexiblity

August 2006, Dad's Corner - Are You On-Track?
August 2006 , Mom's Corner - Two Are Better Than One

July 2006, Dad's Corner - Land of the Free
July 2006 , Mom's Corner - Individual Time with Our Children

June 2006, Dad's Corner - Father's Day!
June 2006 , Mom's Corner - Self-Discipline in Our Lives and Our Children's

May 2006, Dad's Corner - Mama Gets a Hard Hat
May 2006 , Mom's Corner - A Controlling Wife and Mom?

March/April 2006 Comment: You'll notice we combined the March and April Corners! We moved our server from Texas to Kansas and had some delays in being able to send out the Corners.
March/April 2006, Dad's Corner - Are You Just Going Through the Motions?
March/April 2006 , Mom's Corner - Teaching Daughters to Sew

February 2006, Dad's Corner - A Trip to the Woodshed (For Men Only)
February 2006 , Mom's Corner - What About Me? Part 5

January 2006, Dad's Corner - New Beginnings in a New Year (For Men Only)
January 2006 , Mom's Corner - What About Me? Part 4

December 2005, Dad's Corner - To Celebrate or Not to Celebrate?
December 2005, Mom's Corner - What About Me? Part 3

November 2005, Dad's Corner - Where's the Grace?
November 2005, Mom's Corner - What About Me? Part 2

October 2005, Dad's Corner - Practical Projects for Our Children: Part 3, A Few Examples
October 2005, Mom's Corner - What About Me? Part 1

September 2005, Dad's Corner - for moms too - Practical Projects for Our Children: Part 2
Please Note: The Lord did not give Teri a Corner this month, but we really encourage moms to read the Dad's Corner!

August 2005, Dad's Corner - Practical Projects for Our Children: Part 1
August 2005, Mom's Corner - Children and Chores

July 2005, Dad's Corner - An Act of Maturity
July 2005, Mom's Corner - The Key to Scheduling

June 2005, Dad's Corner - What Flag is Being Flown Over Your Home?
June 2005, Mom's Corner - Benefits of Summer Scheduling

May 2005, Dad's Corner - Whose Mouth Is It?
May 2005, Mom's Corner - A Voice for Traditional Christian Textbooks

April 2005, Dad's Corner - A Family Pursuit
April 2005, Mom's Corner - Children's and Family Bible Time

March 2005, Dad's Corner - FIRE! FIRE!
March 2005, Mom's Corner - The Influence of a Mother’s Example

January/February 2005, Dad's Corner - How's Work?
January/February 2005, Mom's Corner - A Word Fitly Spoken

September 2004, Dad's Corner - Would You Go?
September 2004, Mom's Corner - The Importance of Daily Time with Jesus

July 2004, Dad's Corner - I Just Can't Understand It
July 2004, Mom's Corner - Benefiting from Summer Chores

February 2004, Dad's Corner - When the Boat Is Sinking, What Is Our Example? Part 1
February 2004 , Mom's Corner - Our Desire for a Meek and Quiet Spirit

August 2003, Dad's Corner - Can Dads Influence the Children's Spiritual Outcome? Part 9
August 2003 , Mom's Corner - I Just Want to Be a Mommy

May 2003, Dad's Corner - Can Dads Influence the Children's Spiritual Outcome? Part 6
May 2003 , Mom's Corner - Traditional Christian Textbook Curricula

March 2003, Dad's Corner - Can Dads Influence the Children's Spiritual Outcome? Part 5
March 2003 , Mom's Corner - A Few Helpful Tools for the Homemaker

July 2002, Dad's Corner - Dad - What's Your Excuse?
July 2002, Mom's Corner - Prayer Notebook

March 2002, Dad's Corner - Dad - The Leader of the Home: Aspects of Being a Good Leader - Part 5
March 2002, Mom's Corner - Anger (Part 1) - The Case Against Anger

December 2001, Dad's Corner - Aspects of Being a Good Leader: Making Decisions - Part 2
December 2001, Mom's Corner - Worthwhile Toys or Should It Be Tools?

June 2001, Dad's Corner - Don't Give Up
June 2001, Mom's Corner - Time for Summer Schedule Planning

May 2001, Dad's Corner - Preparing Sons - Real Life Stories
May 2001, Mom's Corner - Decisions for the New School Year

November, 2000, Dad's Corner - Halloween and Halloween Alternatives
November, 2000, Mom's Corner - Halloween

October, 2000, Dad's Corner - A Man and his Dawg
October, 2000, Mom's Corner - Expect Children to be Children

September, 2000, Dad's Corner - A Husband's Perspective on His Wife's Depression
September, 2000, Mom's Corner - A Journey Through Depression

July, 2000, Dad's Corner - We've Reversed a Bad Decision

May, 2000, Dad's Corner - Anger - Part 2

April, 2000, Dad's Corner - Anger - Part 1

February 2000, Mom's Corner - No Condemnation

January, 2000, Mom's Corner - How Long Does Character Growth Take?

February, 1999, Dad's Corner - The First Priority

September, 1999, Mom's Corner - Homeschooling the Dawdler

July, 1999, Mom's Corner - Pleasant Words Promote Instruction