Kids Do Not Care

Kids Do Not Care

Our third story is 1,000 square feet of unfinished space, affectionately termed “The attic.” Once we finish it off, one half will house the boys bedroom, while the “teen hang out” will be on the other, and then it will be affectionately coined,...
Make Over 101

Make Over 101

It wasn’t about make-up, although she thought it was… It wasn’t about beauty, or at least the kind that she was focusing on… It wasn’t even about pampering mommy, but please don’t tell her that… It was about embedding in her truth. These few minutes of time,...
Teaching Our Children to Apologize

Teaching Our Children to Apologize

Before I had children, I never could have imagined just how important teaching our children to say two little words would be for not just building peace in our home, but also helping our children become best friends. Who knew that teaching our children to sincerely...

Waiting

Sitting in the terminal, I love to people watch, don’t you? Watching so many different people, personalities, colors, life choices, attitudes, and reactions, makes me wonder where their peace is found. Delays happen. Often, delays are neutral, but sometimes,...

I’m leavin’ on a jet plane…

don’t know when I’ll be back again. 🙂 Right now, I’m in an airplane heading for Ecuador with my precious sister in love. What a privilege to witness first hand a miracle in the making. I can’t wait to introduce you to my sweet new nephew,...
Are you a “Yes Mom?”

Are you a “Yes Mom?”

In a culture that screams “Yes” to everyone and everything that the world has to offer, I can be that mean mom who says “No” quite often. “No” to ideology that says truth is relative. “No” to many movies, music and...