Ring, ring…Hello, real life calling
Ah, vacation, you have ended so soon. I will miss you. I’m back from a week away, visiting my excellent in-laws. We had a great time. Sadly, we’re now back to reality. I’m parenting on my own for...
View ArticleThe mouths (and bodies) of babes
My kids share a bedroom. They have done this since my daughter was two. People have long since stopped giving me grief over it, but I used to get quite a few comments and raised eyebrows. Come to...
View ArticleNotable News, week of July 7-13, 2012
Ah, it’s good to be back. I have read a whole boatload of fantastic blog posts this week. It was hard to pick my favorites! So here we go, in no particular order: 1. Christian Piatt gives us the...
View ArticleAll in the family
So, dance camp is officially over, and we’ve settled on the kids’ new studio. (For those of you who don’t recall, their former studio closed in June.) It has been an emotional roller coaster, trying...
View ArticleNotable News, week of July 13-20, 2012
I woke up to some tragic news. While I’m still going to highlight this week’s major Christian debate, I also want to send prayers out for those affected by the recent shooting in Aurora. 1. Movie...
View ArticleChildren’s Bible
Photo by anitapatterson I don’t have much time today, so this will be short and sweet. Here’s a question for Christian parents: Do you read the Bible with your children? Which version? Do you read...
View ArticleShotgun Prom
This photo has been circulating on Facebook: I have the sense that most people find it funny. I don’t. Even though my childhood wasn’t perfect, and my parents did their share of crazy and destructive...
View ArticleLittle Girls and Little Ponies
It’s less than a week until the official launch of A Year of Biblical Womanhood. I hope you have all ordered your copy. Starting next week, I will review the book and then go through it with you...
View ArticleNo one else’s mother
By Richard Masoner (Light bedtime reading) [Public domain], via Wikimedia CommonsWarnings: This post mentions last Friday’s tragedy; mental illness; parenting; and that horrible article, “I Am Adam...
View ArticleClassroom morality
Since I’ve been asked by a number of people, I’m going to share exactly why I don’t believe that “Christian” morals should be taught in schools and what I think is the only option available to us in...
View ArticleAbout that homeschooling thing…
I don’t talk about homeschooling very often. Part of the reason is my kids–I prefer not to discuss them without their permission. Since homeschooling is, by nature, about my daughter, I tend not to...
View ArticleDouble Digits
Today, I’m finding my joy. It’s my big kid’s 10th birthday, and he’s one of the three people I love most in this world. This post is in celebration of both his special day and my 10th anniversary of...
View ArticleEight
My apologies for skipping out on my Fifty Shades post yesterday. It was a busy day, and I didn’t have the chance to do much other than hold things together. I’ll do my best to have one for next week....
View ArticleLooking for Super Girls
This post is a bit lighter than my last one. It was written for the Creative Buzz Hop; this week’s theme is “Superheroes.” If you’d like to join us, write your post and link up at either Pen Paper...
View ArticleTraining ground
I wasn’t going to post about this. I’m long past the stage of parenting little ones, and I had in mind to write about something else today. I couldn’t hold back, though, especially after seeing this...
View ArticleFYI (if you’re a mom of teenage boys)
Dear moms, I have some information that might interest you. Last night, as I sometimes do, I sat on my couch and looked at social media on my phone. I’ve been on vacation, so naturally there are quite...
View ArticleThe baby question, part 1
This seems to come up every time there’s something in the media about women and reproductive rights. While it’s not the big news of the moment today, this is something I’ve been thinking about....
View ArticleThe baby question, part 2
Yesterday, I wrote about how obnoxious it is for people to question why others don’t have children. Today I’m going to address turning that question around. I have a lot more personal experience with...
View ArticleThe baby question, part 3
I’ve spent the last couple of days talking about the appropriateness of questioning people’s choice to parent or not parent. You can read the previous entries by clicking the link on the Blog Series...
View ArticleShe may call you up tonight
Time for a cute story about my ten-year-old. For those of you who know him in person, this probably won’t come as much of a shock. Yesterday, as usual on days when he has band, I picked him up from...
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