Zack: "I'm a boy." Mom: "I'm a girl." Zack: "I'm a brother." Mom: "I'm a sister." Zack: "I'm a Ninja." Mom: "I'm a Continue Reading
3 Parenting Strategies that Will Bring Peace to Your Home Within Days: Part 3
As parents, we are continually seeking strategies that will bring peace and calm to our busy home. In Part 1 of this post, we looked at an effective Continue Reading
My Own Shiloh
I've been reading to my boys often this summer. We've spent hours with chapter books, snuggled down on the couch, one boy cuddled up on Continue Reading
3 Parenting Strategies That Will Bring Peace to Your Home Within Days: Part 2
No matter how much experience we have a parents, we all need strategies for more peace and calm in our lives. Last week in Part 1 of this Parenting Continue Reading
Today Was a Good Day
Today was a good day. We had a good day at our house. It was a simple day, really. All of my children were home after two of my boys had been Continue Reading
3 Parenting Strategies that Will Bring Peace to Your Home Within Days: Part 1
Parenting is such a tough job. I am continually looking for ways to bring more peace and calm into our home. My husband and I, after 19 years of 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
The Top 4 Ways to Help the Men in Your Life Be Fantastic Dads
Dads have a tough job. Our culture has made tremendous shifts in the last 50 years regarding the roles of both men and women. Some of these changes 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
For When You Go Without Appreciation
Thank you. Your task is vastly, vitality important yet rarely do you receive words of appreciation. You aren't working for the thank you or Continue Reading
What To Do When People Judge You
Last week my husband and I had to make the incredibly difficult decision to reach out for high-level care for one of our children. We were at such a Continue Reading
For When You Are Facing a Terrible Decision
Last week, we had to make a terrible decision. We parent children with intense emotional needs. For the sake of my children's privacy, I Continue Reading