We just welcomed a new grandbaby into our lives. I am now Mimi to three precious little ones, and I’m having so much fun watching my children as parents. I …
At Last
A bit of bippity-boppity-boo dust, the help of two sisters, and a dress with sparkles turned my special needs daughter into Cinderella last night. Prom night. Cameras, strobe lights, hip …
Cheering Each Other On
“Let’s go Riders! D, D, D!” Bethany knows basketball. Over the years, she’s cheered through more games than I can count with Caleb and Grace both playing. She’s known by …
The Hurried, Harried Mom
The radio counselor made a case for not over-scheduling our kids. I rolled my eyes and snapped back at the radio, What about kids who over-schedule their moms? I dropped …
Game Over
Baseball, basketball, school, hanging out with friends-all demand a portion of my son’s time. Playing Halo, Rockband, and Madden also claim spare moments. Well, okay, hours. My rare attempts to …
Choose Grace
My mother, an English major and history minor, enjoyed tossing around old sayings. “Oh what a tangled web we weave when first we practice to deceive.” She used that one …
Chocolate, Family, and Christmas
I spent the day eating chocolate truffles, laughing at my sister-in-law rapping to Rockband, and lounging with the people I love most in the world. We cooked some food and …
Message Inbox: 15
I received another one. A text that to most anyone else would be all nonsense. Dmwajtgpajtdmwajtgpajtdmwa…. Four lines. It’s almost always the same. The letters are the same, in the …
Fall: A Season of Letting Go
Fall is my favorite season. I eagerly anticipate the shedding of unbearable temperatures and welcome the first hint of a cool breeze. As the leaves dance to the ground, I …
The Faces of Please
“Mommy, can I have some Skittles, pleeeease?” My toddler begged in the grocery store line as she looked up at me with pleading eyes. Through the years, the requests involved …