Having had four teenagers under one roof at the same time, I know what it was like to literally feel as though every second was accounted for. I took my role as Mom seriously having given up a corporate job when my kids were little. For me, motherhood became a passion, a calling that I […]
If you are like me, you’ve celebrated every big event your kids have had. Whether it is first day of high school, getting their temps, high school graduation or any other thing that they’ve worked hard for, you probably have pictures galore to show for the celebration–balloons, gifts, or maybe, food and friends made it […]
The phone had been silent for several days and Shannon began to worry. Silence usually meant something was going on that her daughter didn’t want her to know about. Silence meant whatever was happening was something that her daughter knew she wouldn’t approve of. Silence meant this chasm would widen, the earth would give way, […]
If you are a parent, you’ve most likely heard your kids utter the words, “It’s not fair”. That sinful nature comes out without a thought as if it is an automatic response ingrained in their being. After all, so much of what we learn about ourselves and others is a result of looking at what […]
Most of us would do anything for our kids. We want them to be happy. We want them to say we were always there for them. We want them to be successful in school, in sports, and in relationships. Our desire is for our kids to be the best they can be and compete at […]
Sitting in a doctor’s office, I was surprised to find out that we were actually seeing the son of a doctor I had made acquaintance with several years prior. Not wanting to be overtly obvious and wanting to give this man my full attention so that he could properly make a diagnosis, I chose not […]