A Lesson Learned: The Lies (Part 2)
Last week we talked about the first of the two lies that we as parents face and we and learned that we CANNOT do everything well. This week we’ll discuss the second lie: We can make everyone like us and…
A Lesson Learned: The Lies (Part 1)
There are two lies that us women have been tricked into believing that are especially detrimental to our feelings of inadequacy and a lack of self-worth. These lies are: We can do everything well. We can make everyone like us…
A Lesson Learned: Thirsty
I have a confession to make. Since finishing 2 very intense, grueling, wonderful Bible studies at the end of May, I have hardly spent any time reading my Bible. Sure I have gleaned encouragement in my faith by reading…
A Lesson Learned: Lineage of Grace
I just finished A Lineage of Grace: Five Stories of Unlikely Women Who Changed Eternity by Francine Rivers, which a friend loaned to me several months ago. I absolutely loved this book and it served as a wonderful reminder that God…
A Lesson Learned: Looking to the Past Makes the Future Seem Brighter
Prince Charming and I traveled to our nation’s capitol for a few days this past week. This was my first time to visit Washington, D.C. He had to go for business and I tagged along…”vacations” are much less expensive when…
A Lesson Learned: E-mailing God
I recently started e-mailing God. Before you get the whole e-mail scene with Jim Carrey in Bruce Almighty in your mind…just hear me out. When I speak my prayers, I lose track of my thoughts. They get jumbled and I…
A Lesson Learned: "Motherly" Judging
My mom has told me a story time and time again. It’s one that I’ve learned to appreciate now more than ever: My parents were blessed with my oldest brother Brian. He was a relatively easy baby. As a toddler,…
A Lesson Learned: Obedience…for his benefit, or mine?
We were graciously invited over for dinner by some sweet neighbors last week. As the kids were playing in the backyard after dinner, I noticed Big Brother throwing sticks. Here is how the situation escalated: Me: Don’t throw that stick….
A Lesson Learned: They Want to Be Like Him
To My Best Friend and the Father of my Children: I am amazed as I watch our boys. It is almost comical to watch Big Brother imitate you and Little Brother imitate Big Brother. They are both absolutely crazy about…
A Lesson Learned: The book that has changed my way of thinking
You know you’ve read a good book when, months after you’ve finished reading it, you still think about it almost every day. That’s how I feel about Crazy Love by Francis Chan. This book has challenged me in ways that I can’t…
A Lesson Learned: Too Much Like Me
As Big Brother is getting older…I’m seeing more of us in him. He gets his energy, compassion, and enthusiasm for life from his Daddy. He gets a lot of things from me, though, but many of them are things I…
The topic NOBODY wants to talk about…
My palms are a little sweaty writing this post…This is a topic NOBODY (including me) wants to discuss. But it is one of great importance, especially since children younger and younger are being bombarded with sexual content. You can’t even…
A Lesson Learned: Serving from the Sidelines
I’ve realized something profound (or at least it is to me). One way that I can serve is to allow and encourage my husband to serve. I’m not only selfish with my time…I’m selfish with his as well. When he’s not…
A Lesson Learned: Perfect is boring
My little sister’s wedding was Friday night. She was a BEAUTIFUL bride! I am so very happy for my sister and new brother-in-law! The wedding was beautiful and amazing…but not without a few hiccups in between. First of all, the…
A Lesson Learned: The Enemy’s Tactics
I’m convinced that we are under attack. Not physically, politically, or even emotionally. We are under attack spiritually. Who is “we”??? Everyone, really, but especially parents. And how do I know this??? Because the Bible says it: “For our struggle is…
A Lesson Learned: Motherhood
Making the decision to have a child is momentous. It is to decide forever to have your heart go walking around outside your body. ~Elizabeth Stone This is one of my favorite quotes on motherhood because it so accurately portrays…
National Nursing Home Week: May 8-14
I happen to be married to a Nursing Home Administrator (though he never calls himself that…people who work in “nursing homes” are the only ones who never call them “nursing homes”). I consider his job as a ministry to the…
A Lesson Learned: Fairy Tale?
With all the royal wedding hype, I can’t help but get swept away in the romance of it all. I, like most women, love to gush at romantic comedies and cry at weddings. But there is one thing that always…