Conversations
Have you ever had people talk at you? They do all the talking and you can’t get a word in edgewise. If you do manage to say something, they’re so busy thinking of what they will say next that they … Continue reading →
Category Archives: Parenting
Your Family’s Great Value
I’m writing this last night, after just returning a few hours earlier from a three-week trip to help my oldest daughter and her family after the birth of her second child. I still feel like I am riding in the … Continue reading →
How to Raise a Child Who Helps
We’ve all seen them, kids who clear their plates from the table and take them to the sink without complaint. Children who take out the trash without being told. Kids who genuinely seem to enjoy helping. How does that happen? A freak … Continue reading →
Where We Belong
Delight yourself in the Lord … and he will give you the desires of your heart. Psalm 37:4 “There’s something delicious about writing those first few words of a story. You can never quite tell where they’ll take you. Mine took … Continue reading →
My Rocking Chair
Spending time with my granddaughter brings back so many precious memories of when I was raising my own little ones. One of my favorite things is to rock her to sleep for her nap time or bedtime. The feeling of … Continue reading →
Kindergarten Lessons
I cleaned out my bookshelves the other day (to make room for more books!) and came across a little paperback that’s been around for twenty-five years: All I Really Need to Know I Learned in Kindergarten: Uncommon Thoughts on Common … Continue reading →