If you spend any amount of time with kids, whether summer break at home, teaching in a classroom, or volunteering at church, you are going to hear the Continue Reading
The Significant Gap: When You Are Waiting for Someone to Change
There is a significant gap between loving someone as they are right now, and holding out for who you wish they could be. It's a painful Continue Reading
One Momentous Lesson for Whatever Battle You Are Fighting Today
One Momentous Lesson for Whatever Battle I'm fighting a battle today to save my child's life. Eleven years ago my son came into our family. I Continue Reading
Why I Asked My Son to Serve Me (Instead of Me Serving Him)
Yesterday I went to the movies with my 11 year old son along with his class for a field trip, and I asked him to serve me while we were there. I Continue Reading
The Voices of Parents of Children with Special Needs
Last month, I wrote this post asking parents of children with special needs to answer a question about what parenting in their everyday lives is like. Continue Reading
For All the Parents Whose Kids Won’t Get an Award
It's Award Season. It's invitation season. Graduations, commencements, and parties. It's award season. Scholarships, college acceptance, Continue Reading
What I Told My Daughters About 50 Shades of Grey
There are many "Do Nots" swirling in regard to 50 Shades of Grey. Let's have some helpful "Dos." What's the Deal with This 50 Shades Movie? Unless Continue Reading
How to Make Your Kids (and Husband) Feel Like Rock Stars
Our 10 year old was having trouble making good choices at school. I wanted to give him a tangible reminder that I knew he could make good Continue Reading
I Love My Messy Family
Today, I really need to say out loud and in print how much I love my messy family. I'm not sure what you mentally picture on your side of the Continue Reading
Why My Son Does Not Have an iPhone
My First Grade Son Does Not Have an iPhone, or any phone at all. Nor does my Fifth Grade son. My first grade son does not have an iPhone because it Continue Reading
My Family Hates Exercise
There. I said it. My family hates exercise. It's embarrassing and politically incorrect to type that sentence, especially for me as someone who Continue Reading
Why Am I So Critical of My Husband and Children?
Good Morning Intentions I start the day with good intentions. The alarm goes off. I resist the urge to hit the snooze, roll out of bed and brush my Continue Reading
