Let’s face it, as moms we know our kids. We know what they are capable of and what they might do and most likely what they won’t do. Hopefully we understand their hearts and what motivates them. And we definitely know which of our kids is most likely to cause trouble in the family. I can’t tell […]
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 […]
Melanie lay across the university lawn excited yet tentative. She couldn’t wait until finals were over…one more to go and she would be finished with the semester. Yet she wasn’t ready to leave the university. She loved the comradery of being with the other kids not to mention the independence of doing what she wanted […]
It’s tough as a parent when our kids choose to hang out with what we might refer to as “unsavory” characters. Whether it is the need to feel included or a desire to test the waters of independence, most kids are more likely than not to choose friends that are not necessarily a good influence […]
Pokemon took the world by storm in the late 90’s with kids everywhere getting sucked into the vortex. I remember well the debate in Christian circles of whether or not we should allow our kids to participate. It was a time when mainstream churches tended to be black and white. It was either good […]
Snuggling with my husband on the couch last night, we were looking forward to an evening without the kids. It had been virtually months since we had watched a good movie and Mom’s Night Out (2014) had been recommended by several friends. Being several years removed from the exhaustion of small kids under foot and the […]