Join me over at MomLife Today where I am sharing some secrets that just might get your children eating healthy snacks! … [Read more...]
What Have Your Child’s Eyes Seen?
Yesterday over at MomLife Today we ran a post that literally made me gasp - no doubt you will too. It suggests that the average age a child first views pornography is far younger than you might suspect. The fact is, the average age of the first inception of pornography these days is 11. Yep. You read that right. Eleven. As in fifth grade. Last year of elementary school. (And that’s average. Yep, nine year olds are looking at porn.) On this … [Read more...]
New Mom Territory, Instruction Needed
Laughter and revelry fill my warm, cozy home for a few days when we have college guests. Not so much more than when other guests are here. Just sweeter somehow. She was home again. My daughter. My “I’m a freshman in college” daughter. Who is more woman than girl now. Who is more reflective and forward looking now. This is new territory for me. Territory I knew was coming, yet as with any challenging journey no matter how well prepared one … [Read more...]
Church Goers Flashed-Really?
I have been to countless Easter morning services at church through the years, several different churches in fact, as I have moved seven times since becoming married. This year was the first time I saw my husband struggle with where exactly to place his eyes during the walk in and out of the church building. My sixteen year old son was having the same struggle. I used to so enjoy seeing little girls, teens girls and women dressed in their … [Read more...]
I Am Back In College
At least that's how it feels! At this very MOMent I am sitting in my daughter's dorm room, on her bed to be exact. I am experiencing a VERY surreal flash back in time to when I was sitting on my own dorm room bed. (Many, many years ago...yes, two many's!) Familiar sounds of voices down the hallway, the creek of a bathroom door opening exposing shower sound echoes and hair dryer whirring and the shuffling of flip flops. Neighboring female … [Read more...]
Best Lunch Box Sandwich Ever Reveal
So Monday, I teased you with a description of the the BEST LUNCHBOX SANDWICH EVER, but failed to give up the actual contents of the sandwich. The MOMent of truth has arrived. Drum roll please... How to make the Best Lunch Box Sandwich Ever: 100 % whole wheat tortilla Lavish spreading of humus on tortilla Chopped veggies: red/orange/yellow peppers, carrots, celery, scallions, tomato, lettuce Lean meat of choice: turkey, chicken, … [Read more...]
Best Lunchbox Sandwich Ever
Forgive my absence...due to travel maxi-mus time in February I chose to go on hiatus here on the old personal blog and concentrate on family - and ministry over at MomLife Today. I got a real life lesson in there are only so many hours in a day and has always been my policy, the home front comes first! And though I was not here, I have still been visiting YOU and am warmed anew by all God is doing in and through YOU in the blogosphere - blog on … [Read more...]
Teen Watch
Raising teenagers really is a wonderful thing and the relational bond made through the years serves as an anchor in times of tumult. In so many ways we as parents are given the opportunity to help our teens understand and navigate the world around them. Now, more than ever, that navigation requires intentional steering and a hand always at the ready to toss out a life preserver of truth. Teens really do want to be spoken into, even if they … [Read more...]
Stay The Course?
When your first born goes off to college there are so very many challenges. Letting go, trusting God, an empty bedroom, a smaller ketchup bottle, no more long brown hair stuck in the vacuum cleaner brush, one less place setting, a sad cat, less conversation - I could make a lengthy list. I could cry me a river too. But I choose not to - I have spent the last 19 years training her for this time in her life and quite frankly, she is ready. She … [Read more...]
Texting Pick Me Up
I was moseying along during the day yesterday, minding my own business - actually I was cleaning a bathroom. Such is the glamorous life of a mom expecting a house full of couples for a good old fashioned deep Biblical discussion. Part of me wanted to fore-go the cleaning and just let my son's mess speak for itself - "This is our home, we do live in it and our guest bathroom happens to also be my 15 year old son't bathroom and he nor I have … [Read more...]
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