Tag Archives: Relationships

My three-year old son put a Gillette razor in his mouth the other day. A RAZOR. Weren't you watching your son?!?!? Yes. I watched him put the razor in his mouth. Sheer terror overcame me in those .04 ...

I consider myself to be a diligent mom, an attentive mom, and even a paranoid mom. And, even though that may be true...stuff still goes wrong. Some years back, my daughter became ill with a respirator...

Most divorces occur within the first year of having a baby. That’s what my doctor told me nearly five years ago, right after my first child was born.  Personally I think she made...

I don't know when I began this, but when my kids were small, I started leaving surprises for special holidays, at their places at the breakfast table. For example, they might wake up to a special Vale...

In the busy-ness of life, our joy is too often the first thing to go. "Recapturing Joy" is a series about holding on to joy before it disappears - and getting it back if it's already gone! It's so eas...

When I went into labor my house was clean. When I delivered my son into the world and waited anxiously to hear his little cry, all my laundry at home was folded and put away. When I brought our precio...

In the busy-ness of life, our joy is too often the first thing to go.  “Recapturing Joy” is a series about holding on to joy before it disappears - and getting it back if it’s a...

I attend Eastlake Community Church and a few years back the following list was talked about during a message series on marriage. It struck such a chord with me that these have been on my fridge since ...

It was about this time two years ago.  My son wasn’t even quite three, but I was panicked. Preschool registration was nearly in full-swing and I felt completely lost....

How was your Valentine's Day?  Was it everything you dreamed?  Or did you find yourself disappointed because it didn’t live up to your expectations? I used to have visions o...