EVERY MOMent COUNTS!
Maybe I started the day she ran away. I’d placed Lexi in her room for a “time out” and five minutes later the doorbell rang. A woman I’d never seen before was standing there holding my daughter. “I found her three blocks from here.” Lexi explained through tears that if I was going to put [...]
April 15, 2012 marks the 100th Anniversary of the Titanic Disaster. I recently had the opportunity to write a novel set on the Titanic, and as I wrote I couldn’t help but think about my family being on that ship—my husband and kids especially. I tried to picture climbing into a lifeboat with my daughters [...]
This week I’ve been thinking about donkeys. Strange? Perhaps. Yet it was a mere donkey that played a major role in the events of Holy Week. As Jesus approached Jerusalem on his way to be crucified he sent 2 of his disciples to a village instructing them that they would find a colt, which no [...]
“No sweetheart, you cannot take a picture of it.” Giant crocodile tears. With great angst… “I will never see this poo-poo again!” More loud, dramatic crying. My analytical side watches his face contort, wondering how he gets his mouth open that wide while frowning and screaming. His face is turning red. My face registers nothing [...]
We all want to raise good kids. We want our children to be kind and compassionate, loving and forgiving. How in the world do we teach them these things??? From my experience, we simply cannot do it on our own. But we can point them to the One who is good, just, and perfect! Here [...]
If you read the title of this post and got here quick to see what calamity might befall your precious college freshman, the warning is for you not your child! The tips listed below are for you! There are many emotions that have hurled through my heart and head over the last few weeks. Excitement [...]
Being a mom brings out the absolute “protect and preserve” gene in all of us, which can be a great thing. But it can also be a not so great thing. Case in point: my need to overprotect and preserve my young son at all costs. Admittedly, this need was born out of concern because [...]
Birthdays are a wonderful thing because they are a time of reflection. In the case of a child’s birthday, it is a time not only to reflect on your child but also you as you raise that little person. My daughter is one amazing girl — better than I will ever be. Maybe her wonderfulness is [...]
It is good to meet you all here at MomLife Today! I’m looking forward to spending time together in this community of moms. I’m much in need of it myself! As some of you know, I’m a busy analyst, author, and speaker — but much more importantly, I’m a wife to my husband, Jeff, and mom to [...]
