Lullabies to soothe the soul
I’m so honored to share an interview today with Lisa Marie Darling. If you have little ones, you will not want to miss meeting her here today. Lisa Marie created Little Darling Company. “Little Darling was born from the belief that music has the power to heal and create harmony in our children’s lives. Music […]
Dear Boys, Why I Won’t Tell You I’m Proud of Your Home Run
Photo credit: Justin Anovick Dear Boys, I love watching you play baseball. Not because I want to see you hit a home run, not because I want to see you make the play, not because I want to see you win tournaments. But because I get to see your character tested and developed. When you […]
When Sibling Bickering Escalates
Dear Boys, The button pushing has reached new heights. It was sly the way it snuck in on us. A few times that I let slide opened the door further. A few more times multiplied like gremlins doused with water. Suddenly we found ourselves in a situation of running from alarm to alarm, to the […]
Fighting Stress – The Great Joy Stealer
“Dad, do you want to throw the baseball?” As Steve answered yes, I thought back to all the times he told me he couldn’t wait for the days he could throw a ball in the yard with his boys. One of the many dreams of a dad. Something comes alive in Andrew when he slips […]
What Our Kids Really Want Is A Mom Who Can Be More and Do Less
If I stayed inside the house one more minute, I might seriously explode. Every time I turned around, a new mess called out to me. Every room I entered reminded me of something left undone. The soles of my feet were coated in crumbs from a floor in desperate need of attention. Room to room […]
How to really change your child’s behaviors and heart
When all my boys were little, their hearts seemed to be naturally tender and soft. They easily obeyed (for the most part) simply because we told them to. My boys are getting older. Obedience is now about more than following rules simply because they are told. I’m beginning to rely more on scripture to […]
