I’d like to know what happened to those sweet little night-night times … those precious times of reading books, singing songs and saying prayers. Now it’s more like wailing and…
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Am I Missing Something?
I’m in a rather funky place … and when I say funky I don’t mean some fun and crazy place where people dress with flair and the music is cranking….
How Childhood Forms Your Ideas of Family
Recently I was asked, “How did your childhood help you to form your ideas of marriage and what you needed to look for in a husband and father of your…
Making Messes Meaningful
Does anyone else have floors that could be considered fertile ground for science fair projects? I feel like I’m constantly cleaning but to no avail. I live with all these…
A Perfectly Imperfect Mother’s Day
One of the best Mother’s Days I ever had was spent at Chuck-E-Cheese. I know, I know … how in the world is that even possible? In all fairness, it…
Will It Ever End?
It’s been almost four years since my husband left. In that time I’ve learned to forgive. It was a hard-fought battle to be sure. I knew forgiveness didn’t mean I…
Sweet Romance for a Single Mom
Romance is one of those words that feels like it should only be ascribed to the affection between a man and woman. It conjures up images of quiet pond-side picnics,…
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 bit limp lately, but my…
Full of Pennies
Tonight was my son’s band concert. You really haven’t lived until you’ve enjoyed hours of elementary band, orchestra and choir music! It was precious … long but precious. And because…
A Strong-Willed Child and a Single Mom
I learned a valuable lesson this week – I learned that my strong-willed daughter likes to do things her way. I know, I know… duh! She’s number 5 so you’d…