Our words matter, and we all know words have power. But which words should make the cut in our lives? I love words and have so many ideas and not nearly enough time to put them down on paper. I have a thousand random thoughts on any day and a notes file on my phone to prove it. Because of… Read More
Finding beauty in the distractions of life
I’ve heard it said that “writers write.” In light of this, a goal of mine has been to set aside time to write every day for 2019. What can I say, it’s been a moving target so far this year… However, I can at least focus on Tuesdays and Fridays because my younger boys, whom I home school, go to… Read More
6 Things you need to say to your son
I read a great blog post recently on the words men love to hear and I immediately thought of my boys… As I was reading through Melanie’s great points on things we need to say to our men, I began thinking of the things my young men needed to hear from their mom. Because, after all, mama’s, we’re the “woman in… Read More
Where is the most important place for kindness?
I began a small series a few weeks ago regarding words that God has highlighted in my heart this year. Kindness has been a word that God has been imprinting on my soul for a few years, so, to be fair, it’s not necessarily a “this year” word. I guess… it’s more of a lifetime word. I admire kind people—I’m… Read More
Why We Don’t Do Santa Claus
We never celebrated Santa with our kids at Christmas and there’s a simple reason why…
Why Kindness is the Most Important Part of Parenting
“I don’t have time for this today!” I breathed out, annoyed by my son’s bad attitude. He had buried his head in the pillow of our sofa and wasn’t budging because of his frustration with our homeschooling day. He also told me how “mean” I was for making him do this worksheet. “Would you please get up and come to… Read More