Tag: parenting
Favorite Movies from Childhood That I Can’t Wait to Share with...
I know there is no shortage of kid's movies or television shows these days. I love the positive messages and diversity that shows and...
Turns Out, I’m Doing Alright (Stop Telling Me Otherwise!)
Every day, I open my computer, look at my Facebook feed, and see several articles letting me know about the "secret" failures that we...
The Importance of Teaching Our Children about Including Others
Six years ago, when my daughter was still safely hidden from the world in my body, our birthing class instructor asked us a question. I...
Tax-Free Weekend in Tennessee and the School Supply List
"48 sharpened #2 pencils (Paper Mate Black Warrior preferred :)"
That is the first item on my oldest child’s fall school supply list—including the smiley...
Tips for the Transition from Stay at Home to Full-Time Working...
As a military spouse, circumstances allowed for me to stay at home for the first year of my son’s life. We moved to Kansas at 36...
I Can’t Calm Down. I Won’t Get Over It.
He's four years old. And he is already the size of a six or seven year old—according to clothing manufacturers, anyway. Strangers have always...
My Daughter is Better Than Me
Sometimes, I really love how oblivious and unpredictable kids can be. The funny questions, the silly comments—I live for the unintentional hilarity. With that,...
Let’s Talk About Sun Safety . . .
To the 'tweens, teens, and twenty-somethings currently sunning yourself pool-side (or beach side, or in your back-yard) – can we talk? If it’ll better...
Dads Take Over — Counting the Future
My father, my brother, and I were in the middle of perhaps our seven hundredth game of pool in my folks’ basement when we...
Raising Brave Children
It is Sunday morning and 49 people are dead. At first, I actually don’t believe it, but then, there are details.
It was a hate...