I have been a parent for half my life. I will always be a mama. But, the sands are shifting under my feet. I have never liked that feeling. My youngest will be 14 next month. We are going to his high school orientation tonight. I want to rewind time. I look at photo albums…
Category Archives: kids
TTT- Hope Chest
When Miss S. came into our home, I immediately got her a hope chest. Already 18, she {and I} had some catching up to do with this tradition. She had no idea what I was talking about and acted like she thought it was a silly idea. Until she saw the types of things I…
Making the most of small spaces
It has been almost a year since we downsized from our 3400+ square foot home to 1400 square feet of cozy living space. I am fairly certain I hear God chuckle on nights like this: with girls and their babes gathered in to “hang out” and watch movies. I know my heart sings when I…
The best laid plans
Sometimes we find ourselves asking God “why” and questioning His sovereign timing {or is it just me that does that?} Sometimes we think He got it wrong because what seemed like the best path to our finite minds results in closed doors and confusion. Sometimes we forget that He is God and we are not….
Back to School Fashion for Tweens
Back to school shopping can be stressful, particularly when you have picky fashion conscious teens/tweens. We managed to get our back to school clothes shopping done with very little stress by providing the boys with a budget and letting them spend it as they saw fit, provided they got the things they really needed first…
So, what happened to homeschooling?
This summer has been a roller coaster ride of indecisiveness. Confusion. Soul-searching. Heart break. On my face before my Creator asking “why” and then remembering it is often not my place to ask. {Situations that I can’t share here that shook my faith and made my soul ache but at the same time brought my…
Protecting America’s Kids
While at the annual BlogHer conference in NYC, I had the distinct privilege of having dinner with the folks from Tavern Direct and The National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. More on Tavern Direct in a second but first I want to share with you some more downright scary and eye opening statistics about…
Miss(ter) Independent
There is a thirst for independence in teenagers. An unseen force, pulling them away from dependence on their parents and toward a future they don’t see or understand. Yet, they respond heartily to the call and pull of that force, while we parents want to fight it with every fiber of our soul. In a…
Modern Day Miracle
Who would have thought that a rickety roller coaster and a sweltering day at a cheesy quaint amusement park could bridge huge holes of the heart? God. Who would have thought that the day would be full of smiles and fun, rather than anxiety and angst? God. Who would have thought that racing go-karts together (see…
The B-I-B-L-E
I remember my first Bible. It was a purple Precious Moments Bible with my name on it that someone {maybe a relative?} gave me when I was around eight. I treasured that Bible but can’t say that I read it much or understood what I did read. Thankfully, my kids have grown up in an…
