I've decided I'm going to start wearing a lot of stripes. I mean, I spend most of my days playing referee so I might as well look the part, right? Seriously, some days, I just want to scream, "Stop screaming!!!!" Okay, some days, I do scream, "Stop screaming!!!!" There are days my kids just will not be nice to each other. They argue about everything. I mean, today, one had a ...
31 Promises for Parents
Discipline isn’t pleasant. It’s productive.
When you first hold your sweet baby, it's hard to imagine there might come a day when the sweet sound of her cry will morph into a blood-curdling scream that can be heard by everyone in at least 8 aisles at the supermarket, but just wait. It will. It's amazing how quickly it happens, too. One day, your precious child is toddling around without a care in the world. The next, he is ...
Your Work is Not Wasted
When I was a little girl, my mom had a framed cross-stitch piece that said: Cleaning the house while the children are growing is like shoveling the sidewalk before it stops snowing. Y'all, I don't have much experience shoveling snow, but I can imagine it feels much like picking up Legos. As soon as you think you're finished, you turn around and step on one more. Laundry and ...
God’s Promises Apply to YOU
There have been times in my life that I have walked around thinking God's promises apply to everyone else. Oh, I wouldn't tell you that, and to be honest, I probably didn't even realize it at the time. It was true nonetheless. Honestly, there are times I'm still tempted to believe it. Do you ever see God working in someone's life and just wish he would work like that in ...