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...
May 6, 2014 | Busy Families; Active Kids
I love a good all-you-can-eat buffet—my very favorite meal is the kind that includes “a little bit of a lot.” I look forward to summer activities for the same reason. Having spent the school year with a full plate and steady diet of soccer practice, dance lessons,...
Apr 8, 2014 | Busy Families; Active Kids, Identity
She is clothed with strength and dignity; she can laugh at the days to come. – Proverbs 31:25 – You know you’re a team parent when . . . you have an entire section of your closet devoted to spirit wear. With four active children, team t-shirts have taken over my...
Sep 10, 2013 | Celebrations
Foreword: this is a follow-up to Anticipating Joy which I wrote just a year ago as we looked ahead to Katherine’s senior year. With high school graduation and college matriculation now behind us, I can speak at last as a mom who’s been there/done that/bought the...
Sep 6, 2012 | Celebrations
“Look ahead with joy.” (Isaiah 65:18, The Message) I have to confess, I’m an emotion junkie—I live for dramatic moments. I will milk every last drop of sentimentality out of major milestones, especially the once-in-a-lifetime variety. My favorites are those...
