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Habits cause mom to call it a four letter word

Of course, you’re wondering what “it?” Well, the headline is a little trick so let me explain…The idea of developing habits makes me wanna cuss! Yes, as much as I believe I’m getting better and that God is strengthening, I have some bad habits that just won’t go away. Uh, Correction. That are going [...]

Mothers discuss discipline, communication over dinner

Well, I gotta tell you that I was not planning to do anything special for Mother’s Day, but a good friend of ours from college invited us to D.C. to have dinner and to just hang out. After a hectic day in the nursery at church (it’s once a month and I tell you…I couldn’t [...]

Support outside of family gives strength in challenging times

How do you say Thank You to people you may never meet? How can you convey the choked up, holding back the tears feeling after reading a blog comment and realize that people get you, feel you, are with you? Well, to the best blog readers in all of the land, the two simple words [...]

Full moon, under arm odor changes personality

I often wonder do some of my children get more props, more blog time than others. When I was writing for the Parenting Post, I used to always take turns writing about each one of the children. Some of favorites, though, were about my younger son or technically, my middle child. Now, I’ve told you [...]

Financial Friday: Where do I start? Tips for recovery

I am passionate about leaving a legacy for my children. What does legacy mean to me? It means a rich inheritance of both material and non-material wealth. I don’t want to delve too much into this, but I want to leave this Earth better than it was while I was here and it starts with [...]