Remember the notes when you were a child? Will you be my friend? Circle one: Yes or No Ah, if only it were that simple now.
Gathering Shells and Knitting Hearts
January 23, 2012 By
As I walked along the beach my eyes were continually drawn to the ocean waves lapping against the shore. I couldn’t help grinning as the incoming waves tickled my toes at the water’s edge. The bubbly ebb and flow of the salt water was cool and refreshing… much like the 48 hours I shared with [...]
Slow Growing Roots
January 9, 2012 By
I lived in the same small Midwestern town throughout my entire childhood. After having our first child, my husband and I decided we wanted to raise our children in the same hometown, close to grandparents. We had both attended the same church that my parents brought me to as a newborn. I knew everyone in [...]
How Our Neighborhood Impacts Us
December 15, 2011 By
“Does your neighborhood impact how you live and think?” We live in a Washington, DC suburb. Life here is very fast paced. Folks are super busy. People rush from one event to another, one important meeting to a crucial private appointment. We are constantly told that we live in the most important city in the [...]
Having Friends = Being a Friend
October 17, 2011 By
i.e. starting over in a new place… A few weeks ago we moved to a new city and state. Among other things, I mourned the loss of the close ties I had made in my old home. Yes, friendships can survive a move, but proximity to dear friends is a gift. I miss my old [...]
Are You Just Longing to be Asked?
August 26, 2011 By
“We need to do that!” Sound like a familiar jingle that often runs through your head? Yeah, me too! What is it about the “tyranny of the urgent” that causes us to lose sight of opportunities that really would make our lives so much richer? My husband and I have discussed several times that we [...]
Can I Have a “Do Over”?
July 14, 2011 By
I believe every mom has a day or a moment that she wishes she could “do over.” I laugh when I watch my kids play games and the little ones scream, “Do over,” because they are not pleased with what just happened or their score. Most often the older kids allow the younger ones to [...]
Summer Entertaining is About the Guests
June 23, 2011 By
Editor’s Note: We’re thrilled to have Sandy Coughlin guest post on MomLife Today! Sandy writes the inspiring blog Reluctant Entertainer, and she and her husband were recent guests on FamilyLife Today (You can listen to the broadcasts below if you missed them). I know every outdoor living space is different, be it a patio, deck, [...]
The Disease of “People Pleasing”
April 14, 2011 By
Do you worry? Walk away from a conversation, wondering if something you said at some point somehow hurt the other person’s feelings or gave him or her the wrong impression? How about speaking up to share your opinion? Does that give you a case of going-to-be-sick-to-my-stomachitis? If you said yes to any of the above, [...]
Relationship Issues — When Mommies Collide
April 4, 2011 By
Several months ago, I heard my daughter and her third-grade friends discuss the “recess friendship monitors” at school. When I asked what that meant, they explained that each of them took turns being a monitor during recess to make sure the other girls were getting along. When an issue arose, the “monitor” was called in [...]
