This is a tale of two tables. A friend of mine has a unique dining table. It’s round with raised stools and has an interesting pattern etched into its surface….
Parenting
31 Merry Christmas Gifts of Love and Service
Hustle and bustle … bells ringing … trees to trim … cookies to bake … gifts to buy? Or should new traditions be born this year? Why not try something…
Thanksgiving Gratitude: Another Reason It’s So Important
The Pilgrims made seven times more graves than huts. No Americans have been more impoverished than these who, nevertheless, set aside a day of thanksgiving. —H.U. Westermayer, author Grateful kids are…
The Written Word
When my children were just toddlers, I encouraged them to write. Most days my preschoolers had time where we would use our creative juices and let them flow all over…
Do Your Children Appreciate You?
Not likely; at least not most of the time. You’ve just taken them on a special outing. Or you set aside your agenda for a couple of hours to do something…
Having Vision for Who Your Children Will Become
I unloaded the dishwasher and listened as my girls giggled and chattered in the other room. They had dumped out the pieces of a board game, much too old for…
Helping Kids Deal With Their Fears, Part II
Editor’s note: Last week, Janel wrote about a situation with her daughter and how she and her husband dealt with her fears. Click here to read part one, and read…
Helping Kids Deal With Their Fears, Part I
I heard her sniffing before I saw the moist strokes left by tears on her cheeks. “I’m just scared,” she sobbed. My daughter was headed to a good friend’s house…
Making Wise Choices as a Mom Instead of Foolish, Selfish Choices
Are there foolish choices you need to stop making? There’s a connection between foolishness and selfishness. Yes, some foolish choices are made out of ignorance (don’t we all ask our…
Keep It Simple Mom
It was everything I dreamt of and absolutely nothing I could have imagined. I opened my eyes, popped straight up in my bed and sat quietly as the tears began…