Words Matter
“Spell cheetah.” My son writes C-H-E-E-T-A-Y. He knows there is some odd letter on the end. “Not quite. You are so close! Can you fix…
“Spell cheetah.” My son writes C-H-E-E-T-A-Y. He knows there is some odd letter on the end. “Not quite. You are so close! Can you fix…
There have been experiences in my life that I consider to be “landmark moments.” They are significant experiences that impacted me and caused me to…
Okay, I just realized: when it comes to my kids, I have to seriously curtail my use of the word “later.” I’m quite sure that…
“I hate spelling. I’m a bad speller.” That’s what eeked out from my son’s down-turned, sun-bleached head this week as he and I labored through…
The countdown is on. I officially have a little less than 12 months until I walk my first-born into kindergarten, wave goodbye, and go home…
I have been hearing about many celebratory days recently. In the last couple of weeks, I have heard about National Pancake Day, National Doughnut Day,…
Dr. Meg Meeker offers insight and wisdom around the stress that can seem to overwhelm us as mothers…grateful to have her perspective as a family…
I sat on my bed in a darkened bedroom crying my eyes out. I had once again been rejected by my young son we had…
Once upon a time, I was a mommy. My daughter wanted me to read her just one more story, to hug her constantly, to carry…
On a recent business trip there are two families that stand out in my memory. One is a couple who sat down by me at…