How I came to know that teenagers are glorious
Our pastor, a dad to three grown kids, has always described the teenage years as glorious. Even when his kids were all teens at one time, he used that description….
Finding the beautiful…
Mike’s grandma Nana Mae was someone who never lost sight of the beauty around her. Her personality matched her bright red hair and there wasn’t a time you were with her…
About the little mores…
I opened Roy Lessin’s book Today is Your Best Day the other morning and the words jumped out at me: Today is your best day because you can grow a…
Finding my story…
About a year ago, when I was watching The Next Food Network Star, one of the judges commented on a contestant, saying, “It’s so interesting to me when we find…
Perfect is something we don’t have to be
Several years ago, I forgot to take my daughter to one of her close friend’s birthday parties… We’d already bought the gift and I had the party on my calendar,…
Five simple ways to give your kids an example of a healthy marriage
My daughter was downloading photos to the computer the other day and this one caught my eye: “What’s that from?” I asked, recognizing my yellow shirt. “Oh, that’s when we…
My Story…
I’ve been getting a lot of questions about writing lately and how I got started, so I thought I’d share my story again for those of you who might be new here. I…
Over at The Mom Initiative
I’m so honored to be part of the mom team over at The Mom Initiative! It’s an amazing group of women, and it’s a great site, filled with…