EVERY MOMent COUNTS!
We all remember where we were that day, September 11, 2001. But do you remember where you were September 9, 2001? My friend, Cindy does, because she was attending worship services in the Brooklyn Tabernacle in New York City, listening to a sermon by Jim Cymbala. What the pastor could not have known then, but [...]
Meet Rachel Lee Carter, an international model who has allowed her faith to dictate her modeling career. Make sure you get her book Fashioned by Faith for your daughters to help them stand firm in their fashion choices. Rachel’s outer beauty is apparent, but getting to know her inner beauty will truly inspire your daughter…and [...]
School in Albania starts on September 6th. This year my boy started 1st grade. I was dreading having him start school. School has been hard on my daughter who started 3d grade this year. She is very smart and creative. She started reading when she was 5 and she is fluent in two languages. When [...]
Yesterday morning I dropped Rachel off at a new school. Again. I find it ironic that my child with high anxiety, autism, and apraxia—and the host of communication problems that come along with those needs—has switched schools several times in the past few years. Last year she started kindergarten in a public school. Leaving her [...]
As a mom, I often find myself repeating things over and over and over again: “Please don’t whine. Ask politely instead.” “You must pick up your room before you can go and play.” “That was not showing kindness to your sister. Go back and try again.” “Did you brush your teeth?” “We do not scream [...]
I heard her kids before I even saw them. I was pushing my grocery cart through a busy back section of our grocery store when I heard two kids arguing over who hit whom. I had my own kids with me who weren’t loving the grocery experience so I felt immediate empathy for this mother. [...]
One of the hardest things about being a newlywed was seeing my new husband as my father’s son. As a single mom before we got married, I’d gotten used to making all the decisions. I thought I knew what was best. After all, I was the mom. The truth is that things didn’t get easier [...]
So the other day I’m dragging my kids through the grocery store purchasing lunch items and for the gazillionth time they asked for those pre-packaged lunch thingies. As a former teacher, I have to admit I thought only lazy parents who didn’t care about the nutritional value of their children’s lunches bought Lunchables. But I [...]
