Have you ever watched a friend or loved one screw up, only to feel completely helpless? Or have you tried—again and again—to help someone make better choices, only to have that person throw it all back in your face? Been there. Doing that. So I pray. I pick up my Bible. And then I turn … [Read more...]
Why Can’t She Control Her Kids!?
September 20, 2011 by · Leave a Comment
I was recently reminded of a particularly memorable trip to the grocery store. I was pushing a cart with a toddler and a baby (which should have been clue number one to the other shoppers that I was sleep deprived and irritable). My toddler had a tendency to run away from me, so I quarantined her in … [Read more...]
School Rules = Better Learning Environment
September 2, 2011 by · 3 Comments
School is finally back in session for my kids, after the hurricane delayed the start of the school year a few days. Now that my oldest has her first year of middle school under her belt, she's feeling less like a child and more like a teen. She also is more willing to assert her opinion about pretty … [Read more...]
Signs you haven’t had power in a few days…
August 30, 2011 by · 1 Comment
You finish a whole book in less than 24 hours. You find yourself making things like apple pie on your BBQ grill. Your kids are thrilled to have their own tree house... in the tree that is now laying perpendicular to the other trees in the backyard, thanks to Hurricane Irene. You go … [Read more...]
Let the great clean out begin
August 22, 2011 by · 3 Comments
I don't know about anyone else, but all this talk of "back-to-school shopping" makes me a bit nauseous. My kids have more clothes in their possession than I have ever had in my entire life. Why must we keep this ritual of spend-spend-spend, even when most of us know we have more at home than we … [Read more...]
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