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Margot Starbuck

Margot Starbuck is a public speaker and an award-winning author of nine books including Not Who I Imagined, Permission Granted and Unsqueezed. She is also a ghostwriter, an editorial adviser, a writing consultant and a columnist for Today’s Christian Woman. Margot is a passionate advocate for supporting impoverished children, disabled people and indigenous leaders of youth development organizations. Learn more about Margot by visiting her website, www.margotstarbuck.com.

Writing Letters to My Younger Self

What three women wish they’d known as teens…so they wrote letters to themselves

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Piecing Together My Life

Piecing together my life could only be done with my husband’s help—a husband of whom I had no memory marry

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The PenaVegas: Growing in Faith

The PenaVegas grew in faith as their relationship progressed, and their shared love for God became a cornerstone of their marriage.

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Teen Group Dates Can Be Fun

Snacks, sodas and sand dunes are just a few ways to make teen group dating a wholly enjoyable experience this summer

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Finding the Balance Between Youth Sports and Family (Part 2 of 2)

Margot Starbuck and David King offer advice to parents from their book, Overplayed: A Parent’s Guide to Sanity in the World of Youth Sports. (Part 2 of 2)

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Finding the Balance Between Youth Sports and Family (Part 1 of 2)

Margot Starbuck and David King offer advice to parents from their book, Overplayed: A Parent’s Guide to Sanity in the World of Youth Sports. (Part 1 of 2)

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Four Sports Lessons . . . That You Don’t Want Your Kids to Learn

Sometimes all the lessons kids learn through sports aren’t positive. Here are some tips to help you avoid the negative lessons. 

Mopping Up Mother’s Day

Mother’s Day can be fraught with disappointment. Though we ask for little, we may still be unwittingly tangled up with unrealistic expectations.