Dinnertime, Autism, and the Reality of my Not-Picture-Perfect Life
Just after Rachel (my daughter on the autism spectrum) turned two, she started climbing on the dining room table. Once standing on the surface, she…
Picky Eating: What’s a Mom To Do? (Part Two)
If you missed Part 1, you can catch up with Picky Eating: What’s a Mom to do? Part 1. It helps you understand the importance of…
Teaching My Child to Avoid Idolatry
The notion of idolatry sometimes seems like a foreign, Old Testament concept, yet it’s all around us. And I’m not only referring to worshiping statues. The other…
Picky Eating: What’s a Mom to Do? (part one)
It’s dinner time. Mom is feeling tense. “Are we going to have our nightly battle with Jeffrey and food again? Maybe this time he will…
The Funny Things We Do as Moms
A joyful heart is good medicine, according to Proverbs 17:22 (ESV). Had any good laughs lately? “The boys need their fingernails clipped,” my loving husband…
Are You Serving Fresh Fruit?
It was a beautiful summer day for my son’s 11th birthday, not the southern sweating-and-sweltering we have way too often. We actually celebrated the night…
6 Important Steps to Disciplining Without Anger
Sometimes we must discipline–shepherd–our children. A person without discipline is like a wild dog—feral, isolated, and out of balance. So, it is necessary to administer discipline, but the key is to do it without anger. Here are six steps to disciplining without anger.
Lead With Grace, Don’t Chase With Anger
This morning, as I walked Rachel into school, I heard one of the teachers yelling as she worked the carpool line. On and on she…
Teens – Don’t Freak Out
A few days ago, I was sitting with my 12-year-old daughter on the couch, listening to her describe some things that had happened on a…
I Am Not a Grace-Filled Woman
Every day when I wake up I am reminded of the undeserved grace that God has shown me, and the fact that the only reason…