Clothes Shopping — What to Wear?
As we got ready to go swimming yesterday, my husband’s eyes grew large when our oldest came downstairs in a two piece swimsuit. It’s more…
As we got ready to go swimming yesterday, my husband’s eyes grew large when our oldest came downstairs in a two piece swimsuit. It’s more…
My 2-year-old daughter has been living in an elastic-waist pink skirt with balloons of lace at the sides, trimmed with silver beads and pink feathers….
I will not ever forget the time my precious, beautiful daughter came home from seventh grade as sad as can be. It took me hours…
I heard it from the other room. “Stop it NOW!” my son yelled at his brother. Lovely. Lately we’ve been having a few too many…
Yesterday found me placing rags and spray bottles of homemade cleansers in my older boys’ hands: A very limited, age-appropriate version of Bathroom Cleaning 101. Get this: They…
If your preschool or early elementary school kid’s got as much energy as mine this summer, you might wonder with me, Just how did anyone get you…
Recently I was chatting with the mother of a 4-year-old. This 4-year-old, according to others, has never heard the word “no.” Unusually bright, this child is…
As I pulled into my driveway the other day, I saw one of my neighbors heading for her backyard. I jumped out of the car…
Too often kids learn about “the birds and the bees” through playground sex ed or from the media. Determined to have my 8-year-old daughter learn the facts…
Not too long ago I was telling you about my conviction that I needed to cultivate moments of quiet and peace in my home and…