“What would you like for breakfast?” “Nothing.” my eighteen-year-old replies in his groggy voice. (There’s still five days left of high school and he is more than ready to be done!) This morning response to breakfast is not unusual with my son. I don’t think he has eaten breakfast one morning of his senior year…
The kids will be out in a few short days. Graduation is around the corner. Must mean it is time to go to the beach…and I have the perfect book! My friend, Marybeth Whalen, has just released her first novel today The Mailbox and it is the perfect vacation read! Want a chance to win…
I could never figure out why my crape myrtles didn’t look like that. Every day when I took my kids to school, I would see gorgeous myrtles all over the neighborhood, heavy laden with puffy flowers in hot pink, deep purple or pure white…but my myrtles never looked that. One friend said they needed heavy…
My investment: five days. My return: unmeasureable. This past weekend I took my daughter, Madi, for her 13th year trip. The 13th birthday trip is a tradition our family began with our oldest five years ago. The purpose: for that child to have the undivided attention of one parent doing what they enjoy while we…
If you are joining me here today from Encouragement Today at Proverbs 31 Ministries, welcome! Typically, Wednesdays are the days I write about all things pertaining to teens. Since I have three teens at home, teens are close to my heart and I believe they are even closer to God’s! Could you relate to my…
Today, I would like to share the writings of my dear friend and budding writer, Julie Cagwin. Since I can remember it was “them” and “us”. The differences were always very evident. The strangest part of it all was that we were the outsiders. They were the “in’s”; we were the “outs.” Being that I…