There’s a new viral video in town, perhaps you’ve seen it? In this video, a frustrated and angry father uses tough love to address his daughter’s immature rant against her parents on Facebook. Throughout the reading of her note you can hear his voice quaver and shake, a likely mixture of extreme anger, throbbing hurt […]
[Continue reading...]Playin’ Hooky
February 10, 2012 by
February in Florida is divine. So much so that I do believe we’re going to play hooky today and spend some time at the beach, because really…what good is home schooling in Florida if you can’t dip your toes in the ocean on a school day now and then, right? Besides, we learned multiplication […]
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In which I ramble a bit
February 9, 2012 by
You know that thing where you can’t seem to get to bed before midnight or after because you are relishing the quiet and alone time that comes with three kids nestling snug into their beds? Yeah. I wish I could say I was being ultra-productive with my late night down time, but that’s not necessarily […]
[Continue reading...]Do you have Just a Minute?
February 7, 2012 by
We have all been impacted by someone. As a teenager, I was deeply impacted by one of the leaders of my first trip to the former Soviet Union. We were standing in a pizza parlor in the middle of Red Square when he said something that I’ve never ever forgotten. It was a moment that […]
[Continue reading...]The Need to be Known
February 5, 2012 by
We sat in a circle, the porch lit up by a string of lights and the air around filled with youthful squeals and the unabashed laughter of little ones filled with delight. For three hours we sat and when we finally rose, my cheeks ached from the smile stretched wide. It felt good to be […]
[Continue reading...]The Grace to Shut Up
February 3, 2012 by
Grace. I have camped out on this very word for the year 2012. It is my theme and the anthem of my heart. When I feel frustrated. Grace. When worried. Grace. When annoyed or angry. Grace. It is good that I landed on this word as we head into a contentious political season. Already I […]
[Continue reading...]Six
February 2, 2012 by
Beautiful Sweet Silly Sassy Athletic Fearless Mine Her daddy thinks we ought to ship her off to a convent in northern Iceland. I would tend to agree. We might be in trouble with this one. On her third birthday I told her everything I wanted her to know as she grew. For her fifth birthday […]
[Continue reading...]We are the minivan
January 31, 2012 by
A few weeks ago, I began pulling out of a parking space and my rear bumper sensor indicated someone was walking by behind me. Actually, the sensor let loose a piercing screech that caused all three kids to cover their ears and me to throw the car in park and karate chop the air while […]
[Continue reading...]Yes. Pick me. I’ll Go.
January 29, 2012 by
Comments now closed. The lucky winner is Emily! Emily I sent you and email. Send me your address and I will get the book in the mail ASAP. Thanks everyone for entering. Now go buy the book! I’m currently nearly finished reading Kisses from Katie and I can barely contain the tears that have been […]
[Continue reading...]Mom, Interrupted
January 26, 2012 by
When I gave birth to my first child, more than one person commented how calm and natural I was with him. I wasn’t stressed or worried about people holding him or coming to visit. I didn’t ask people to wash their hands before picking up the baby and I didn’t fuss over his every sound […]
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