Please, Don’t Let Them Ask Me That!
“Mom, what’s pornography?” The question was posed frankly by my 10-year-old while my kids and I were about the business of dinner clean-up—rinsing dishes, popping…
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Our Quads Turn 4
Four years ago our daughter Libby and her husband, Mclean, had quads: three boys and one girl joined their not-quite 2-year-old daughter Greyson. Yes, that’s…
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Get on the Boat!
Noah’s wife got on the boat! Think about it. Noah’s wife got on the boat! Marriage is a crazy commitment. God often asks husbands or…
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Take a Break, Mother Bear
From the moment I held Eldest in my arms, I didn’t want to let go. My sister referred to me as a baby hog. When…
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Motherhood Without Regret
I wasn’t expecting a wave of emotion to overtake me as I read Kelcie’s post on MomLife Today. But here I find myself looking through…
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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…
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Landmark Moments
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…
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“Later, Honey.”
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…
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Is It Ever Okay to Tell Him He’s Not Good at Something?
“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…
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The Countdown to Kindergarten
Making the Most of the Year Before Kindergarten The countdown is on. I officially have a little less than 12 months until I walk my…
