Apr 11, 2015 | Busy Families; Active Kids
Two places I take the prize in parenting: Spending lots of money on my kids; Making lots of cracks about how much money I spend on my kids. Stop me if you heard these before: “It took Katherine a week to learn the moves for high school dance team. It only took me...
Mar 20, 2015 | Busy Families; Active Kids, Challenges
I am frequently amazed at the way life with competitive kids keeps me fighting. My toughest opponent? My pride. Managing extracurricular life all on my own is my idea of a booster mom win. That is the game plan. But rarely does it turn out that way. Regardless of how...
Mar 4, 2015 | Busy Families; Active Kids
When I was a child, I spoke, thought, and reasoned in childlike ways as we all do. But when I became a man, I left my childish ways behind. I Corinthians 13:11 (The Voice) Nothing is more entertaining than watching an angry monkey go wild. Unless it’s you he’s after....
Sep 19, 2014 | Busy Families; Active Kids, Relationships
When Brent and I threw a Sweet Sixteen birthday party for our daughter Katherine—and sixteen of her closest friends—we chose the theme “Growing Up Together” to commemorate years of friendship. It was a sweet opportunity to celebrate the lives of these lovely young...
Aug 2, 2014 | Busy Families; Active Kids
Exactly what are extracurriculars? Webster defines them as “extra activities (such as sports) that can be done by the students in a school but that are not part of the regular schedule of classes.” Those are what most of us think of when we hear the...
