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Recovering from the Pandemic?

It’s been almost a year since I wrote a blog post, and I still don’t feel like I’ve adjusted to our “new” normal – and frankly, I don’t want to. I just want to go back to our old normal, and I’m sure I’m not alone in that. I don’t understand all these people whoContinue reading “Recovering from the Pandemic?”

Out of the mouth of babes

I can’t believe how much time has passed since my last post – as much as I am enjoying writing to you all, life often gets crazy busy and gets in the way. Fortunately for me, part of that busyness was a wonderful trip with my husband to Key West, Florida to celebrate our anniversary.Continue reading “Out of the mouth of babes”

How much authority is the right amount?

Let’s talk for a minute about what our job is as a parent. I think that we would all agree that keeping our kids safe is an essential part of that job. But let’s look at the bigger picture. Most of us anticipate a very short 18 years to teach, train, and model healthy behaviorsContinue reading “How much authority is the right amount?”

Gratitude

I’ve been thinking about gratitude all week – beginning with the message in church last weekend. It’s so easy to get caught in the busyness and challenges of day-to-day life and forget all that we have to be grateful for. For me, my gratefulness centers around the people in my life. First and foremost areContinue reading “Gratitude”

Is there a right way to parent?

I remember when I adopted my youngest, how happy I felt to have another chance to try to “get it right” with parenting. Parenting in your 40’s is so different than parenting in your 20’s. While I definitely believe that I know much more now than I did the first time around, each child isContinue reading “Is there a right way to parent?”

Who Knew???

As long as I can remember, I wanted to be a parent. I played with dolls, dreamed of the day that I would be old enough to babysit, majored in elementary education, and hoped and prayed that one day I would achieve my ultimate goal of being a mother. When my first child was born,Continue reading “Who Knew???”