May 17, 2016 | Hope and Encouragement, Parenting
Have you ever been at the crossroads between ‘should I say something?’ & ‘I’ll just ignore this’? That’s the intersection my 14 yr. old son found himself in due to the lack of godliness among the many kids he interacts with everyday. Here’s the scene:...
Mar 22, 2016 | Godly Living, Parenting
My 14 yr. old son in his own words would describe himself as “cool with a little side of nerd,” as opposed to a “nerd with a little side of cool!” Lol! He loves technology, computer coding, robotics, 3D printers, the periodic table of elements and other things...
Feb 15, 2016 | Godly Living, Parenting
There are so many times when I’m mentoring someone that I will hear the phrase “I know exactly why they did….” or “I know (this person) was talking about me, because I could just tell…” or “I know what she was thinking…she was thinking I was going to do…I could tell...
May 28, 2015 | Godly Living, Parenting
Ok, I know that’s a pretty tall order, and thankfully the Holy Spirit helps us to become more and more like Jesus… if we LET Him. So the other night as I was tucking my 10 year old into bed, we went through ‘the routine’. (Who knew that when I made up my...
Mar 31, 2015 | Godly Living, Parenting
The other day my 13 yr. old son walked up to me and said… Son: “Mom, there was a kid at lunch that asked if he could borrow $2 for a hamburger, I told him ‘yes’ and that I expected he would pay me back when he had some money and now he won’t pay me back even though I...
Feb 3, 2014 | Godly Living, Parenting
So we went skiing/snowboarding as a family this past weekend and my daughter was certain that her amazing ability to ride a “fake” sled-like snowboard down the slope of her friend’s front yard would yield to a perfect first day on a snowboard on real hills 😉 ...
Sep 20, 2013 | Godly Living, Parenting
Have you ever had your “feelings” hurt by someone? A rude comment, a careless remark, or a demeaning glance can sting. It “stings” because it is literally; in that moment, the “death” of something. My youngest son recently bought a pair of new neon green...
Aug 27, 2013 | Parenting, Studying God's Word
The other night I was sitting watching my two boys play a game together. The game they were playing has a “poster-like” game board that is very flimsy. After the game was over, I looked over and saw one of the boys cutting out a part of the poster....
