Go. I’d be a liar if I said I wasn’t afraid for the future. His future. The other day I talked about the childhood years and how long we have with our kids. It simply isn’t long enough to assuage the waves of worries that can plague my husband and I if we start thinking […]
Raising Cain, er, Raising Teens
Several months back, I launched a group blog for Christian parents with tough teens. It’s a small niche. Very small. Either Christians aren’t talking about it, homeschoolers aren’t talking about it, or it’s truly a smaller problem than we first thought. I believe the former two. As Christians, God sees us for who we are, […]
Noise, Noise, Noise
There are many types of noise. In our house, we have typical noise, just as I’m sure your house has it’s typical noise too. We have things like boy noise, dishwashers, hair dryers, yapping Pomeranians, kids playing, music, and XBox games. Another kind of noise that I seem to encounter is the noise that leads […]
Sportin’ the Mohawk
This is my ten-year old and yes, that is a mohawk. Mohawk for a day, or that was the plan anyway. It’s been a few days now, and he will have it shaved off tomorrow afternoon. I think. We’re letting him wear it to church. *GASP* So what? It’s just hair, people. Jesus said, “Let the […]
Motherless
This post over at (in)Courage made me really start thinking about my Mom. Mother’s Day always brings up tough feelings in me. While everyone else is putting ribbons on balloons, choosing flower arrangements, or making dinner reservations, I sit home with my memories. True, I am a mother, and my kids usually do the Mother’s […]