Traveling Home for the Holidays
Our family is counting down the days until we travel north to spend the holidays with our extended families. My children are already planning sleepovers…
A New Holiday Family
I love large family gatherings. Being surrounded by aunts, uncles, grandparents, siblings, cousins–the more, the merrier! Every significant holiday growing up was a juggling act for…
Forget Broadway, We’re Aiming for Obedience
We’re a theatrical family but you probably won’t see our names in lights. Our skits would probably bore most people but have been saving my…
Lunch Time Favorites
The new school year is a hot topic in our household in August. Checking over supply lists, taking inventory of school wardrobes, and wondering which friends…
The ‘Lesser Moms’
She shuffled into the visitation room at the Department of Children and Family Services and slumped in a chair. With her eyes focused on the…
Room for One More
“Mrs. DesCarpentrie, do you have room for one more?” It’s a question I have been asked several times from a Department of Children & Family…
How a Foster Mom Says ‘Goodbye’
We knew baby Riley would probably be reunited with his birth family, but that did not stop us from falling in love with him. We…
Trusting Him to Be the Daddy
My courageous husband was caring for our five children at home while I was several states away on a retreat. An early morning text from…
A New Set of Eyes
What is your reaction when the line at the grocery store is held up by one person who needs a price check? Or how do…
Word Overkill
I love words. I like to write them, speak them, and explore their meanings and uses. When I am sharing a story or joke with…