With Christmas long gone and it being 10 days into the new year already, I have finally come up for air. We enjoyed a very nice (and much needed) week long break from school and work as a family, playing board games, visiting museums, going to the movies, and just hanging out together. Now I would be lying if I said I wasn't growing antsy by the ... Read More...
Why Your Favorite Phase of Motherhood Should Be Now
I've had several moms with older kids tell me recently how much they miss the phase of motherhood that I currently find myself in. They have told me to appreciate this time with my seven and four-year-old, because, before I know it- they will be those creatures called teenagers. I'll be honest here and say that I smile politely while thinking to ... Read More...
When You Don’t Measure Up On The Motherhood Yard Stick
So often there is a disconnect between the mom I am, and the mom I want to be. Or make that the mom I think I ought to be. A lot of times, I feel like Julia Roberts' character Isabel in the movie "Stepmom". In the opening scene, Isabel is frantically trying to get her live-in boyfriend's two children ready for school. She struggles with ... Read More...
Life Affirming Choices
The House's decision Friday to defund the abortion giant, Planned Parenthood, was celebrated as a small victory for pro-lifers everywhere, including me. They also passed H.R. 3504, which would make killing a baby born alive during a botched abortion a first-degree murder offense. I rejoice for these decisions, but it is also a sad testimony to ... Read More...
Parented By The Father to the Fatherless
A few weeks ago, our daughter came into our room during the middle of the night saying she was afraid of the thunderstorm going on. My husband volunteered to stay with her so she wouldn't be scared, and she ended up falling back asleep almost right away. With the scary storm still raging, she was no longer afraid because her daddy was right there ... Read More...