“Mom, can you put a DVD in a CD player? How about a CD in a DVD player?” My inquisitive son is always thinking up these kinds of questions, usually…
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When Life Is Hard and Hormones Rage
There I was driving, down the road when I found myself in the middle of a meltdown moment. No real crisis. No big issues. Just a mountain of molehills multiplied…
Picky Eating: What’s a Mom To Do? (Part Two)
If you missed Part 1, you can catch up with Picky Eating: What’s a Mom to do? Part 1. It helps you understand the importance of being strong and yes, even…
Picky Eating: What’s a Mom to Do? (part one)
It’s dinner time. Mom is feeling tense. “Are we going to have our nightly battle with Jeffrey and food again? Maybe this time he will eat something other than chicken…
The End of Day Rewind
It is two minutes till midnight and I am a full hour past my self-professed bedtime. I wander into my kids’ bedrooms, re-cover them, give them a kiss, and linger…
Training Them Up
By Carla Adair Hendricks I’d heard these words quoted countless times before – in parenting books, at adoption conferences, in church pulpits. I too had quoted these words – to…
Internet and Gaming Addiction
I talked to some moms recently who have dealt with a child who was addicted to internet video gaming. This is a serious problem in these families, and impacts relationships…
What Did She Say?
“God wouldn’t send anyone to hell; He’s loving. That’s what my friends say.” I couldn’t believe she had just said that. My biggest fear had just spilled out of my…
My Prince Charming Wears Combat Boots
by Valerie Gaff When I was 9, I knew exactly what my wedding should be like. I wanted a beautiful white dress, with a train as long as Princess Diana’s. …
My Mom Will Feed You!
I was reminded yesterday of one of my kids’ favorite lines: “My mom will feed you!” All I have to do is think about it, and I smile! One particular…