Good morning Friends! Today I wanted to pass along something that has been helpful to our family. The other morning I was fixing Leanne’s hair. She didn’t like it and combed the braid out. It upset me because I had worked hard on it and we were running out of time before the bus came. Continue reading “Start Over”
Category Archives: Relationships
A Cookie & A Walk
Years ago when I was living in Tulsa I got an unexpected knock on my door. It was my good friend Cindy. She knew I was going through a really difficult time and so she bought me a slice of a large chocolate chip cookie and asked if I wanted to go for a walk on my favorite bike/run/walk trail along theContinue reading “A Cookie & A Walk”
Make a Pact
Every once in a while Doug and I will catch ourselves wAsTiNg a lot of time rehashing an upsetting incident, discussing something negative, or spending way too much time on something that we shouldn’t. Do you ever do that? Recently, we have done something helpful to avoid these ongoing situations. We “make a pact” with oneContinue reading “Make a Pact”
What’s Next?
It’s been ages since I posted and this year has been filled with twists, turns and unexpected trials and triumphs. With my son moving up to 1st grade and my daughter going into her last year of nursery school, I found myself at a crossroad with no idea of the next direction I would go. BeingContinue reading “What’s Next?”
Okay for ME, but NOT for YOU…
I am hard on my kids. Too hard, a lot of times, which always makes me regret it once I stop and think about how I’m treating them. Instead of choosing my battles, I decide to take on every battle! That is what SUPERMOM is all about, right? Keeping a tight leash on your kidsContinue reading “Okay for ME, but NOT for YOU…”
Love In An Elevator
For 35 years I’ve cried at the end of each and every summer. In my teenage years my parents would drive away from Chadwick Beach, New Jersey as I cried with sand still sticking to my toes. This year, my 36th summer was far from any scene Norman Rockwell would have wanted to capture! MyContinue reading “Love In An Elevator”
How I Got My Kids To Stop Sucking Their Thumbs
Hi friends! I missed you all this summer, more than you’ll ever know. I underestimated how much writing YOU is such good therapy for ME! :) At the beginning of the summer I decided to work on accomplishing one GoAL with the kids by the end of the summer: to stop their thumb sucking!! It has beenContinue reading “How I Got My Kids To Stop Sucking Their Thumbs”
Honoring Teachers, Nurses, and Mothers!
It just occurred to me that this week we are celebrating three of my favorite professions…NuRsEs, TeAcHeRs, and MotHeRs! Having been a first grade teacher for the 8 years prior to having my children I know how teaching can sometimes seem like a thankless job. There are MaNy parents who go out of their way to letContinue reading “Honoring Teachers, Nurses, and Mothers!”
iPhone Mommy
I admit it…I spend WaY ToO MuCh time on my phone. It is a habit I have been saying I am going to stop for a long time, but have yet to accomplish. It would be bad enough if I was taking time away from my kids by just talking on the phone, but weContinue reading “iPhone Mommy”
Don’t Post Until You Check Snopes!
It seems like I am coming across more and more inaccurate information circling around Facebook. My news feed has been full of stories and pictures of sick kids with captions like, “If this picture gets 1,000 “likes” so and so will pay for their surgery,” etc. There has been a Photoshop image of Bill Gates going aroundContinue reading “Don’t Post Until You Check Snopes!”
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