What to Do about Santa Claus
So what do we do about Santa Claus? It’s a question I am often asked by the moms whom I mentor. Here are some thoughts I’d like to share on the subject of Santa Claus: Unless you stay in your … Continue reading →
Category Archives: Family Stories/Memories
My Thanksgiving Prayer
I am enjoying the Thanksgiving posts by my fellow Christian Children’s Authors. It is easy to forget the details of that first Thanksgiving and the hardships the Pilgrims faced in their quest for religious freedom. I love the details that … Continue reading →
The Timing May Never Be Right
I am a planner. One look at my month-at-a-glance calendar with all of its boxes filled and color-coded is enough to prove it. I think it runs in the family. My Colombian-born husband on the other hand is more spontaneous. … Continue reading →
So thankful God can still see me.
Everyone has a bike story. I was 6, I think, when I learned to ride a bike. In my memory the bike was too big for me. It didn’t have brakes either – but now that I’m a parent with … Continue reading →
My Children Taught Me to Read
“Jesus taught them many things by using picture stories…” Matthew 13:3a NLV My children cut their teeth on books like Pat the Bunny (Dorothy Kunhardt), The Little Engine That Could (Watty Piper), Goodnight Moon, The Golden Egg Book and Home … Continue reading →
Nap Time
My two-year-old granddaughter was beyond tired and in desperate need of a nap—but she didn’t want to take a nap. I knew it was exactly what she needed and that nothing else was going to help her disposition. As I … Continue reading →