Tag Archives: parenting
A String of Pearls
Be the person you want your child to be. No matter your age or the age of your children, this is true and sage wisdom for a life of joy and meaning. We all know what a good parent looks … Continue reading
Tea in bed?
For most years of my life, my mother would wake me each morning by bringing me hot tea in bed. The spoons and floral teacups would rattle as she rolled a wooden tea trolley down our concrete hallway, the house … Continue reading
Shake your tail feathers, if you have them.
This is what the rear of a hen looks like. You don’t really think of a hen’s rear too often until your gaze falls upon an unfortunate hen whose rear-end looks like this… Poor thing. Doesn’t she look a little … Continue reading
What’s your first instinct?
When you hear or read the word righteous, what’s your first gut feeling? Holier-than-thou? Hypocrite? Fake? It’s amazing how this word has taken on a negative connotation for most of us, isn’t it? None of us wants our friends to … Continue reading
Pick You Up At Seven? (Thirteen dating hints for teenage boys)
What’s the most important thing for a teenage boy to know when he decides he wants to go on date? Here’s a partial list of helpful hints for the “I’ll pick you up at seven?” part of a date. I’m … Continue reading
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Tagged Dating, divine appointments, humor, parenting, teenage boys
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Are we more spiritual than God?
I was asked this week about the Hunger Games. Did I read the book? Did my boys? Would I allow them to see the movie? My friend was wrestling hard. She had been given a verbal smack-down by a peer … Continue reading
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Tagged Books/Movies, Christian thought, faith and culture, Joy, parenting
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Do we really need them…?
This little t-shirt is hanging in the young girl’s section of Target today. What do you think? It irks me, and I stop in front of the rack and say so. “This really irks me.” I say, rather too loudly, … Continue reading
A string of pearls
Be the person you want your child to be. No matter your age or the age of your children, this is true and sage wisdom for a life of joy and meaning. We all know what a … Continue reading
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Tagged be the person you want your child to be, Love, Marriage, mothers, parenting
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Bumps and Wonders
It’s only 9:15am on Monday, and this day has already had it’s fair share of bumps, lumps and wonders. I’m sure yours has, too. Bump #1. 7:15am: #4 child wakes with a fever for the third straight day. Today is … Continue reading
