Even now, I have a hard time writing about being a Christian. Every single time I start a faith-related post, worry and doubt creeps into my mind. How are my non-Christian readers going to feel about this? Will they think I’m weird? Unrelatable? And what about my Christian readers? Will they wonder how I can […]
November 12, 2011
Most parents have been new to the car rider pick-up/drop-off line at one time or another, and I’ll be the first to admit that it can be confusing. I mean, who hasn’t found themselves in Jack Butler’s situation (a.k.a. Michael Keaton in Mr. Mom) at some point in her parenting career? My daughter’s car rider […]
November 7, 2011
If you’ve been tuning into this blog, you know that I’ve been hosting an online version of Beth Moore’s Bible study, Living Beyond Yourself. We’re now in Week Eight of the ten-week session and I feel like we’ve been in a marathon, one we were not necessarily fully prepared for, and we’re limping our way […]
November 6, 2011
From time to time, new stepmothers e-mail me and ask where they can find online resources for blended families. I used to wonder the same thing after I got married. Websites for stepmothers were few and far between, and either contained the kinds of stories that made you say, “Well, DUH” at the end of […]
November 2, 2011
At four, Bruiser is in that awkward age territory where he’s old enough to play outside with neighbor friends, but not quite old enough to do it without me there to supervise. This is particularly hard for him to bear because his older sister has the run of our small cul-de-sac, and so do most […]
October 24, 2011
Now that I stay in hotels on a fairly regular basis, I’ve learned that the ‘Do Not Disturb’ sign can be a traveler’s best friend. When I’m traveling alone, I’m pretty neat and organized. I don’t need or want anyone in my room while I’m away. When I’m traveling with my family, it’s another story—Daily […]
October 20, 2011
I am now entering Day Four of a family vacation to Chattanooga and Gatlinburg and I am learning by this experience that nothing will try your patience like your own children. I mean, we’re having a blast– swimming in hotel pools, eating lots of ice cream, giggling our way through mirror mazes, shopping for souvenirs, […]
October 18, 2011
I arrived at Bruiser’s preschool yesterday afternoon to find a group of parents milling excitedly around a table in the lobby. School pictures had arrived! Warily, I went to the table and gave them Bruiser’s name. He’s a photo saboteur from way back, and when they showed me his first photo, I smiled grimly. The […]
October 14, 2011
