Dogs, the Hulk, and Romance
I got up this morning determined to write about romance today because it’s February, and that’s what February is about, right? I didn’t even make it from…
Chillin’ with My Husband: Time for a Plan
It was time: My husband and I took a night away just before the new year. We needed to pray, to plan, to think—both alone…
Training Them Up
By Carla Adair Hendricks I’d heard these words quoted countless times before – in parenting books, at adoption conferences, in church pulpits. I too had…
Birds, Bees, and Family Dinner
“And that is how he proposed to her. Can you believe he knew six years before that he was going to marry her?” “How did…
How to Let Your Husband Lead
I have to say it wasn’t always easy for me to let John lead. When he and I married in 1990, I was a single…
Real Nutrition for Real Moms
By Lindy Ford I want to set everyone at ease right from the get go. Your dream of making your family life more productive, enjoyable…
“Stop Judging Me!” 5 Ways to Overcome When Others Judge Your Child with Special Needs
When out with Rachel, my daughter with autism, I’ve been stared at and judged more times than I can count. She has stripped naked in public, held…
Internet and Gaming Addiction
I talked to some moms recently who have dealt with a child who was addicted to internet video gaming. This is a serious problem in…
My Single Mom Slippers
I really must be tired – from the top of my head to the bottom of my feet. Not only is my hair looking a…
Art Lessons … From My Daughter and Her Father
Sunday afternoons at my house have had some perks lately. They have found me on my back porch with a little 5-year-old who looks a…