Don't Fret the Sweat: Talking with Tweens

Don't Fret the Sweat: Talking with Tweens

Sweat, Body Odor, Hormones, Drama, Peer Influence….AHHHH! Even though I was a youth pastor to Middle School and High School Age students for years, and I geared up over and over for what it would be like when our own children hit the dreaded age of puberty, I...
Kids, Chores, Questions and the Answer…

Kids, Chores, Questions and the Answer…

With five children ranging in age from seven to seventeen, kids and their chores have been at the forefront of my mind for over a decade. I could write a book on all the varying strategies we have tried and implemented, our successes and failures, but finding...
Another Year…Remembering…

Another Year…Remembering…

As we grow older, what feelings do birthdays conjure up for you? It’s definitely not the cakes, balloons and blow horns we had when we were children, especially if it falls on a weekday. We still have obligations, meetings, deadlines – the typical daily...
Where’s the Delight?

Where’s the Delight?

It’s been five days since the snow hit the south, and somehow, it’s just not the same wonder that I recalled as a child. Closing my eyes, I remember my childhood snow days. Days filled with delight. Days that kept me wanting more. Days filled with anticipation....
It’s So Worth It!

It’s So Worth It!

Yesterday was one of those bad mom kind of days. The kind of day where you spend hours pouring into your children, yet wonder if they have ears to hear? The kind of day when, once you lay your head down on the pillow, you are physically, emotional, and mentally...