Accepting A Special Needs Diagnosis
About thirteen years ago, my husband and I went on a rare date to the movies. At the time our girls were toddlers. Although we…
How To Be A Brave Mom Who Can Say No
Parachuting out of an airplane, rafting down class five rapids, taking four-year-old twins into Macy’s fine china department—scary stuff, huh? And yet many of us…
The Longer I Parent, the Less I Know
I should have this parenting figured by now, shouldn’t I? I majored in Early Childhood. I was a nanny before a parent. I have five…
A Little Remorse … PLEASE!
I don’t know about all you mothers out there but in my house with three boys ages 3, 5, and 7, there is more than…
Feeling Mom Feelings
During a recent car ride one of my children asked, “Momma, what are feelings?” I began to answer, “They’re how you feel. I mean what…
Eavesdropping: Six Tips for Becoming a Masterful Mom
I wasn’t trying to eavesdrop. I really wasn’t. But this mom of two young boys was shopping in the same Home Goods section as me,…
Popular Kids… Not Wanted
There were four little boys gathered together and the larger boy, stepped out from the pack and growled, quite loudly, “Get away, we don’t want…
Tips for Building Kids with Integrity
The Importance of Building Character — From a Mom who has been There. Part Two: Integrity — The American Idol of Character As I write this…
Focus On the Memory
{Editor’s Note: It has been one month since Wynter met Jesus face to face. Our hearts still ache. We pray these words she wrote in…
Who’s Keeping Score?
Have you ever been through one of those seasons in life when you just can’t seem to get your head above water? Just being called…