Happy Versus Content
Have you ever noticed that most of the messaging women receive from media is infused with the notion that at every moment of every day, you are meant to…
The Need for Prayer
The phone rang at 8 p.m. I heard the broken voice of my son’s best buddy, and he said that his grandfather was really sick…
Mom First … Professional When Able
I started my career as a paralegal at “‘the” law firm in south Florida. Our offices were located on the island of Palm Beach. I ended…
Epic Fail: No Christmas Traditions
Back in November I was at a social gathering for women and each person was asked to share their family Christmas traditions with the group. Thankfully…
Fashion or Failure?
Venturing out to purchase a piece of clothing for your tween or teen daughter can be down right traumatic. The clothing choices the fashion industry…
The Great Juggling Act
Editor’s note: We are blessed to introduce you to another guest blogger, Mary May Larmoyeux. She is a writer for FamilyLife as well as an author…
Are you a Sideline Mom?
Have you ever seen one of those movies where the good guys are running from the bad guys through the woods and the good guys…
Sleepover Dilemmas
We recently got an email from Danielle, who was in a quandary. Her child had been invited to sleep over at a friend’s house and…
Dads, Daughters, and Dating
Last night was one of those nights where my hubby proved to be my hero yet again. He spent about 30 minutes having a very…
Otter Meets Lion
“No,” he said with less than an adequate amount of interest or enthusiasm to please me, the idea generator. Don’t you just want to whack…