Lori Wildenberg understands the heartache and struggles of having a young person take an unexpected detour. As a licensed parent and family educator, she is professionally equipped to encourage and empower parents of kids in hard places. With more than 25 years' experience working with parents and kids in secular and faith-based settings, her philosophy is focused on developing a child's heart and character while creating a family system that is interdependent and dependent on God. A national speaker, Lori is a cofounder of the 1 Corinthians 13 Parenting ministry, coauthor of three parenting books, lead mentor mom for the Moms Together Facebook community, and a freelance writer for a number of online Christian parenting magazines.