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 ...
Mommyhood
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 ...
God Uses Pain for His Glory – A Personal Story
This week I am featuring the most popular and my favorite posts from this blog. Today is the God-filled conclusion to yesterday's emotional post on grief. Yesterday I poured out my heart and tears in a blog about my personal grief. If you missed it, please go back and read it before finishing this blog because you have to ...
Train vs Discipline
Not long ago I was doing something (have no idea what...probably some mundane mom task) when the Holy Spirit threw a word at me. Literally it was like a softball hit me in the forehead. train Immediately this verse came to mind. Proverbs 22:6 Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it. Then like a ...
Review: You Can’t Make Me (But I Can Be Persuaded)
It was a simple request really. "Move to the next lane. It is clear." Straight forward for most people. Unfortunately, I am not most people. Everything inside of me bowed up. I will move over when I am good and ready. And out of spite, I waited until the last moment to change lanes. You might be wondering what ...
The Rapture
The Rapture. A few weeks ago Harold Camping thought he had the exact date and time mapped out. Actually, it was the second perfect date and time as this was his second try to figure out when they rapture would occur. Well, the 6:00 hour came and went that day. He is 0-2. The Bible says in Matthew 24:36, "No one knows about that day or ...