“Should I give my child an allowance?” asked the woman behind the counter. Her question caught me off guard; it’s not a typical question for strangers to discuss. An allowance is a regular parenting topic that we all address at one time or another....
Last week we talked about how to be a friend when your friend has a special needs child. This week, I want to turn the table and encourage all of us who have friends who don’t share our same experiences. Friends or family who may not understand our child’s...
I sit listening to the giggles and imagination play from across the room. My granddaughter, Miss Emmy, and Danny Boy (my youngest son who has special needs) are playing. I can hear the exchange of ideas between the two of them. As I peek around my desk, I see Emmy...
As a mom of children who are several years apart, I’ve discovered it’s easy to forget that the younger child hasn’t experienced a special memory that the older children did. I have to remember this with story time too. I will forget that while I may...
Special needs parenting is messy. You can have it all together one moment, be on top of all the appointments, changes in medication, activity schedule, insurance issues and then… BAM! You discover you’re not on top of any of it. As a special needs mom,...
We’ve been talking about Intimacy in the Christian and How then should we behave. As I started this series, it was vital for me to answer the most common questions I get asked. Today, I am addressing an aspect that can be uncomfortable to discuss yet puts a...
Last week we started our series, Intimacy in the Christian Marriage. I am writing this series as one Sister to another. I am confident that we could discuss the husband’s vital role in marriage, but I’ll leave that for someone else to do. The purpose of...
Intimacy in the Christian marriage must be a subject I get asked about most. There’s a good reason for that. It is such a vital aspect of marriage and yet, the “older women” who were to teach the younger women how to love their husbands, and children...
I finally did it. I told my husband I am ending my longtime affair with buttered popcorn. This break up is long overdue; it has been a relationship since childhood. It’s more than the salty, buttery crunch that I crave. It’s the memories, the memories so...
Several years ago I became convinced that food matters. Some may call me a “foodie” today, I definitely didn’t come to that title naturally. You have to understand that when I say I’m not the world’s most fabulous cook, I’m not exaggerating. Over the...
