I must start with a disclaimer on this post: I don’t fully know how to do this. But my kids have been teaching me how to make progress as a mother-in-law daily, and I’ve learned a thing or two. When my son first got engaged, I meddled in an area of my future daughter-in-law’s life. […]
What kind of a mom would allow their daughter to watch the TV show The Bachelor? Would a conscientious attentive parent allow their child to watch a show with kissing, gossip, and a man dating multiple women at one time? It is nothing short of a modern day harem. What kind of a mom would […]
The day before my daughter’s wedding I told her to expect things to go wrong on her special day: “As long as you focus on what’s most important, it will not matter one bit. Enjoy your day and roll with the problems, but expect them because there will be unexpected challenges.” As the day began, […]
By the time you read this, Christmas will be a memory and the New Year will be creeping in. But as I write this, Christmas is four days away and I find myself sitting in a Starbucks located in a Target, drinking coffee and reading a book. Glad I wasn’t here on Black Friday! Many […]
My daughter needed to sell her car. Months earlier someone had left a note on it, “If you ever want to sell your car call me,” and they left their number. Monica called the number and set up an appointment for them to see the car. The lady on the phone told her that her […]
Every year at the beginning of the holiday season I tell myself I am going to enjoy this year… But somehow the season proves itself to be stressful and just beyond my enjoyment meter. It’s a beast all its own. Why does it seem that others are able to gather up the holiday and carry […]
