Please welcome Andrea Remke to my site! I am graeteful for Andrea’s offer to share her words here. This post was previously published on her blog as well as Today Parenting and the Kathy Lee and Hoda Facebook page. Her story is both heartbreaking yet affirming that God’s eyes are always on us. I can’t […]
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Guest post: Even as the wheels spin, ruts are forming – Encouragement for the struggles of parenting
Today, I welcome Kelsey Scism to the blog. She shares her words on parenting today. Please go over to her site later and give her some love by reading more of her words. Even as the wheels spin, ruts are forming – Encouragement for the struggles of parenting One day as I rushed into the […]
You are Not Alone: Hope for Parenting in Those Unexpected Moments
Upon giving birth to my first child, I was determined to be “that mom”-the one whose children would never fall prey to the sneaky dangers surrounding them. The phrase “My kids would never do THAT” echoed in my mind. What is “THAT” exactly? Electrical outlets? Covered (nevermind the fact that I once found a way to […]
How Watching TV with Your Kids Fosters Important Conversations
Once upon a time, (which didn’t seem so long ago), my husband and I snuggled and watched “our” shows together after putting the kids to bed. Truthfully, we watched about a half an hour of shows before we feel asleep too. There was a pretty clear line between the content of the shows that our […]
Why “Back to School Season” is Not Exciting For Some of Us
It happens every year around July 5th…..As we walk into a store, the former 4th of July/Seasonal section transforms in the blink of an eye to shelves filled with notebooks, markers, crayons. Fall beckons even though the temperature bathes us in swelting heat. And the dread begins. School will begin soon. For some parents, the […]
What You Don’t Expect When You’re Expecting….
I am not pregnant! Let’s get that out of the way first. Having a child at 51 years old is not on my bucket list. The title of my post comes from my mantra, “That (insert any unexpected child rearing moment of perplexity) wasn’t in the book!” The book of course is the popular, What […]
