EVERY MOMent COUNTS!
“You stupid, big fat ugly Mommy.” “You are so mean. I wish you weren’t my Mom.” “You are the worst Mom in the world.” Or: “No! I won’t!” If you haven’t heard these phrases or ones like these in your home, you must not have kids! Backtalk in a home with young children is a common, [...]
There were four little boys gathered together and the larger boy, stepped out from the pack and growled, quite loudly, “Get away, we don’t want to play with you!” I followed the verbose child’s line of view, and though it appeared he was yelling at a large tree trunk, there hiding behind the tree was [...]
My bubbly junior high school daughter had been quiet for several days. I’m getting used to her hormonal mood swings, but this funk was lasting longer than usual. A few non-invasive, “Are you all right?” inquiries were met with off-handed, “I’m fine” replies. But clearly she was not “all right.” I’ve learned that teens’ favorite [...]
It was a few weeks before Valentine’s Day. As I made my way up and down the aisles in the grocery story, my thoughts were at home with my child who was hurting. As I passed all the Valentine’s Day candy, I was reminded of the days when my children were young, and they could [...]
I talked to some moms recently who have dealt with a child who was addicted to internet video gaming. This is a serious problem in these families, and impacts relationships within the family and the child’s future. Video games are becoming increasingly complex, detailed, and compelling to a growing international audience of players. With better [...]
One of my kid’s friends had come over to spend the night. I am always happy to have their friends for as long as they want to be here, but that particular night I was thankful to have this particular friend over. I knew that there had been some conflict at home, and I was [...]
I am learning that sometimes as a mom, I get a lot of things wrong. Watching one of my boys searching to find what God wants him to do (in what seems to me in some God forsaken places), I spend a lot of time crying out and praying the “Hannah prayers” for him. (Hannah [...]
The school supplies have been purchased, the new backpacks loaded, and the kids have been dropped off for their first day back to school. And like many of you, I find myself sitting alone in my home relishing the absolute silence that surrounds me. The quiet moment of serenity allows me some much-needed time to [...]
We’ve all been there. We ask our child (for the fifth time) notto do something, only to turn around and find him doing that very thing. A situation like this one can get even the calmest person’s blood boiling and might normally lend itself to yelling, screaming, or harsh anger. Although the misbehavior needs to [...]
Recently, I was frustrated with a few of my children who were dawdling with their room cleaning. As I walked into their still-messy room to reprimand them for being so slow in getting their project done, I was about ready to lose all of my cool. “Why do I have to constantly repeat myself over [...]
