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 […]
Several years ago I remember a distinct day of listening and trying to walk beside two of my kids in a way that they needed. What I discovered as I interacted with my 20-somethings that they both needed me in different ways. What worked for one didn’t work for the other. I caught myself opening […]
Being involved with our kids is a good thing, right? After all, we want to have relationship with them. We want to have influence over situations that our kids get themselves into that we know won’t turn out so well. And, naturally, we want our kids to be successful. But can we be too involved? […]
Graduation time always has me thinking of transitions. I coined a phrase from a friend who was talking about the changes with her daughter. She calls them her “happy/sad” moments. I don’t know about you, but that phrase conjures up a lot of emotional images for me. I find it awesome that she takes time […]
I had an interesting exchange (or maybe it’s better termed as frustrating discussion) with one of my kids this week that makes me wonder how I could have been so blind. We were talking about Christmas. Christmas for me is all about the surprise. I typically choose to toss out a few gift ideas to […]
The last two weeks have been a whirlwind. I’ll admit that I’m having trouble remembering what I’ve done from one day to the next. Grieving the loss of a child is so very hard and the enemy is relentless in attempting to get me into the pit of despair. I’m thankful for all of you have […]