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…
“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…
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…
I realized yesterday that I’m caught smack in the middle of every working mom’s biggest dilemma: How can you be there for your kids during an…
I’ve been blessed to come from a long line of believers. My dad was a preacher, along with two of my uncles and my maternal…
My 12-year-old morphed into a driving expert this year. She doles out helpful advice and suggestions to me and other drivers on the road. Often,…
We hear this question from moms more than any other: “How do I keep myself from feeling overwhelmed?” How in the course of your day–whether…
The other day while cleaning out a kitchen cabinet I came across a set of tiny lunchbox notes I’d found on clearance. I bought them…
I am finding that the older my children get, the harder I have to work to let them know I am on their team. I…
It was a moment that changed my parenting. “Whenever we asked my dad what a word meant,” my husband explained, “we got the dictionary and…
I don’t know about you, but I was a messy child and teen. Growing up, my room could have been considered a danger zone. It…