Stop whatever you are doing, click on the above picture, and purchase this book. It will change your world and you will be eternally grateful for Kevin Leman writing it and for me suggesting it. I 99.9% promise. (There is always that one!) It's Your Kid Not a Gerbil is one of the best books that I have read in ...
Mommyhood
What is it Going to Take?
Some of the reason why my stress level is elevated has to do with our third blessing. This precious three year old is absolutely adorable. (There is a reason why God made him so cute.) But Little Man is trying every patient strand that I have left. Here's some background: If you have followed this blog long, you know that Bubs ...
A Super Grandfather
My uncle and aunt sent me this forward after reading a Facebook post about the trials of raising Little Man. It was perfect! A woman in a supermarket is following a grandfather and his badly behaved 3 year-old grandson. It's obvious to her that he has his hands full with the child screaming for sweets in the sweet aisle, biscuits in the ...
Okay..I Admit It
Here goes nothing. "I am stressed." There. I said it. Now the hundreds of you who read this blog each day know that Momma C is stressed. Oh, I said it again. Would saying "I am stressed" one more time make it a charm? I spent this past weekend thinking, praying, discussing this issue with my ...
Does It Matter at All?
Read these words and see if they don't hit at home: You’re picking up toys on the living room floorfor the 15th time todayMatching up socks and sweeping up lostCheerios that got awayYou put a baby on your hip and color on your lipsand head out the doorAnd while I may not know you I bet I know you Wonder sometimes does it matter at all We’ll let ...
Undo the Wrong
Ever feel like you have blown it as a parent? Sometimes I want to start over. Take everything that I have learned thus far but start with infants again. Undo all of the wrong. While reading the book Parenting With Love And Logic by Foster Cline and Jim Fay, I was given some reassurance. It usually takes one month of ...
It’s Time to Freak Out!!!!
Typically, I am pretty level headed about things. But there are times while watching the news that my mind starts freaking out. Right now there is a lot of unknowns happening in the US's economy. Depending on which news channel you watch, the outlook can be all doom and gloom. As a mom, I start worring about my ...
But I am a Martha….
The story of Mary and Martha used to make me mad. It wasn't fair and I couldn't see how Martha did anything wrong. Seriously...up until college I questioned Jesus because Mary did not help Martha. (Is my lion personality coming out strong or what?) In college I realized that it was about the focus. What was important at that moment. Read ...
The Choice to Hit the Panic Button or Not
2011 is going down as a year of craziness. I can already see our Christmas letter. Let me give you a sneak peak. We have had extreme weather (-20 temperatures to record high heat; 25" of snow to 15" of flooding rains and now a drought). Our family was sick off and on for the first five months of this year. Immediately after the ...
Review: Wysi Wipes
Wysi Wipe contacted me about doing a review. With eight sticky faces and hands in our home, I am always looking for easy items for those messy situations. I received two Multi Purpose Wipes Travel Pack containing 12 Wipes each. Simply add water and the wipes hydrate and snake apart. Something that was the diameter of a nickel is now ...