Cooperation Makes It Happen
Sesame Street was right, Cooperation makes it happen! As a mom of four, I can attest that chaos reigns when no one is getting along and everyone is trying to do their own thing. On the flip side, it knocks my socks off to see what can be... Read More
Cue the Parents
So how many things are you juggling right now? Come on, everyone is juggling something these days. Our worlds are like one big circus. Between marriage, work, parenting, sports, extended family, church and countless other items, sometimes we need a prompt to remind us of things that are... Read More
Prioritize the ‘Twenty Percent’
I would guess that if I was to ask readers of this blog to describe their family in only one word, the dominant answer would be “busy”. I’m a working mom with three children. I can relate. As the “back to school” season is upon us, the primary... Read More
When You Have Great Expectations
All it took was an ice cream cone. When my son first started playing baseball, he was scared to try and hit the ball. He didn’t want to miss. So, we bribed him—and it worked! So of course, you can guess what he said after that first single:... Read More
The Includers
The summer before my 8th grade, we moved to a new state. My dad’s job relocated our family from a non-descript Midwestern community to an affluent East Texas town, steep in Southern culture. As soon as we arrived in our new city, one of my dad’s business associates... Read More
A Lesson in Endurance
Monday’s article reminded me of my first plane trip with my oldest daughter. She was nine months old and I was a blissfully naive new mommy. We were flying from Virginia to Montana to see my family. I was so excited to get there that I booked the... Read More
Traditions Create Memories
One of my favorite Christmas traditions is to bake a birthday cake for Jesus on Christmas Eve and decorate it with the kids. I usually try to make a multi-layer round cake, and when the kids were young I would dye the layers red and green. The taller... Read More
Parents and Kids See Quality Time Differently
More than 50% of the time, parents and children from the same family disagree about what activities are meaningful. That’s according to the National KidsDay Meaningful Time Survey, conducted by Boys & Girls Clubs of America. More children say fun-focused activities (49% vs. 35%) constitute meaningful time, whereas... Read More
Need a Nap?
Every parent is a working parent. And a lot of us know sleep is important. We’ve heard about the different types of sleep cycles that we go through (ideally) several times a night, but did you know that research has shown that there are also natural cycles during... Read More