Some years back I agreed to be one of the adults chaperoning a trip for kids. For some reason, and most likely because I felt out of place and like an outsider, it was a difficult week for me. No joke, I felt like I was stuck in the middle of the movie Mean Girls. Finding a […]
Do you sometimes wonder what your kids are doing when you’re not around? When your child has a romantic interest, do they tell you? Would you want them to? I had the honor to publish an article in Christian Parenting magazine. Please clink the link below to read… Talking with your kids about dating and […]
“Bad Mommy!” “You’re a bad Mommy!” Those were the screams of my grandson to his mom and my daughter. Full discloser: I thoroughly enjoyed his heckling of his mom. I had heard many “mean girl” antics from my daughter while raising her. And she turned out great. Why was he calling her names? He didn’t […]
My husband and I were on our way from Texas to Arizona, we’d been driving since ten in the morning, and we were both exhausted. It was way past dinner time and both of us were hungry. We knew we’d be on the road until late into the night so “fueling up” was essential. Unfortunately, […]
[This devotion first appeared at Proverbs 31 Ministries.] “Let’s not become discouraged in doing good, for in due time we will reap, if we do not become weary.” Galatians 6:9 (NASB) One day when I was picking up my daughter, Monica, from elementary school, she realized she had forgotten something and had to go back […]
I was visiting my daughter and grandkids. My daughter made me a cup of coffee and I sat at her kitchen table with the grandkids to enjoy my afternoon brew. Ahhhh nothing like coffee and enjoying my grandkids. Then…out of nowhere…I don’t even know how it happened… I spilled my entire cup of joe. All […]
I was mad. The more I thought about it, the angrier I got. This may not sound odd to you, but over the years I have learned to “talk myself down” whenever I start to feel frustrated about something in my marriage. I’m all for giving the benefit of the doubt and thinking on all […]
[This article first appeared in Ann Voskamp’s blog.] I remember the day I parked at my children’s elementary school to get a glimpse of what they were like on the playground. I witnessed in horror as my ten-year-old son, Tim, played a game in which he was throwing numerous little girls to the ground. He […]
September 11, 2021 was the 20th anniversary of 9/11. There were countless tributes to that day, and rightly so. We all can remember where we were when we got the news of the tragic events that unfolded that day. My husband and I watched a documentary about the last phone calls made from the Twin […]
I recently watched the new Cinderella movie—don’t worry I won’t ruin the movie for you, but I will say I absolutely loved it. It seems the entertainment industry is changing their narrative about women. For so many years the message was to little girls that you can’t… You can’t do it on your own. You […]
