Children · Faith · Parenting · Single · Tweens & Teens
Holding My Faith Firmly Instead of My Children
In the past 24 hours I’ve had the opportunity to talk to two of my children – my high school sophomore and my 6th-grader –…
Joy in the Moments of Single Motherhood
This morning I enjoyed listening to several women share about how much they are blessed by being grandmas. One lady expressed how she felt it…
Adoption – God’s Got It
About 8 years ago, the adoption discussion began in our home. We collected information, went to information meetings and gathered information from people about their…
Living in a Cracker Box
Sometimes I feel like I’m living in the bottom of an old cracker box—full of crumbs and cracker dust. Seriously, everywhere I look is a…
My Window Is Closing
Several years ago, when I was going through foster parent training, I attended a class about parenting children in crisis. The speaker described how we…
Best Mom Award Goes to … (Not Me)
“Mommy! Today was funny hat day! We didn’t wear hats! You forgot the hats!” That’s how my kindergartner and first grader greeted me after school…
Lovin’ On my Kids!
When I see the words “lovin’ on my kids” I envision wrapping my arms around them, breathing in their sweet scent (well, at least after…
Twas Christmastime
Twas the month of Christmas and all through the city People were crazy and not acting pretty. The traffic was clogged, the stores were all…
Count Your Blessings, Dancing!
Last night I danced. I put on the Bluetooth speaker, cranked up the songs, grabbed an 11-year old who happened to be walking through the…
Words That Soothe
A few years ago I had an interesting conversation with my youngest daughter. It truly isn’t unusual for us to have these scratch your head…