The Choking Game – It’s Not a Game
My heart has been so heavy for a family near us who recently lost their teenage son. I don’t know the family personally (they are friends of a friend of our…
Sandwiched! Parenting Your Parents Too
Many parents are not only juggling the role of mom or dad to their own kids, they are also caring for their aging parents. Today for Mom-Monday, I’m sharing an…
Great links and websites for writers
Just sharing some writing links and websites today… Because of our sports schedule this summer with swim team and soccer, I wasn’t able to go to the Society of Children’s…
The best one-sentence parenting advice
The road of parenting wasn’t meant to be walked alone. It’s so helpful to be able to get together with other moms and talk about what’s working and what’s not…
Those jeans are workin’ for ya!
I went to a Girlfriends’ Night Out with some friends a while ago where Kathy Lipp (author of The Marriage Project and The Husband Project) was speaking. She talked about…
A great parenting tip (that really helps with sibling rivalry)
I mentioned last week that I’ve had a few of those parenting-is-hard days lately. It seems like my kids (9 and 11) have been bickering more than usual. But there’s always good…
How do I raise grateful kids?
It’s a question many parents think about. I know I do. As a mom, one of the things that’s most important to me is raising kids who are thankful for what…
Our Family Creed
About five years ago, one of the pastors at our church spoke about the importance of creating a sense of team and vision within your own family. One of the ways he’d…