Parenting
Lessons from the Nursing Home
My children spent 2 hours at a local nursing home the weekend before Christmas, visiting with the residents and singing (along with the rest of their school group) a few off-key Christmas carols. Their intent is always to play games and put together puzzles and other...
read moreYour Worth As A Mother Is Not Defined By Your Child’s Valentine Box
My heart jumped inside my chest! Here these school moms were talking about Valentine boxes. For a brief moment a wave of relief passed over me because they mentioned that the kids might be making their own in their classroom. HALLELUJIA! God was shining on me! ...
read moreSwitching Tracks
Have you ever seen a train switch tracks? It's not something I'd recommend for regular entertainment. But...when you're sitting front and center as the first car behind the blinking striped railroad crossing barrier, trapped between that and 4 minivans with a carload...
read moreThe First Dance
Not much going on in the family this week. I was doing pretty well sticking to the Spending Diet Challenge I've followed since January 1. This "diet" primarily means cutting out spending money on anything that's not a necessity- items that are treats, comforts or...
read more14 Lies Mothers Tell
1. I'd love to share this clean cold fresh new bottle of water with you! 2. I have no idea who ate that last piece of cake. Was it you? Who was it?! How rude! 3. No, I don't really want my french fries. Go ahead. By all means. 4. It will hurt me more than it hurts...
read moreLetter to my one-year-ago self
2015 is kicked to the curb, and I was ready to see it go! So excited for the new year and where I am today. Love where my husband is, and where my children are. We are entering the new year content. Our Christmas celebration was lovely. It was relatively quiet, and...
read moreThe Lost Last
The other night the kids and I watched the final episode of a Disney show. It's a cute little thing that's been running for a few years….and a miracle form of entertainment in the fact that ALL of my kids actually enjoy watching it together. So they were really...
read moreSpread it Thick
"Give them roots," they say. "Give them roots and give them wings." Apparently, these are the most important gifts we can give our kids. We are supposed to firmly implant "things" in them that will, one day, enable them to launch themselves out into an independent...
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