From One Mom To Another

First week of school….    Anna picks out her FAVORITE outfit to wear . Finishing her cereal I insist she finish the milk in her bowl; she tips the bowl to drink,nothing in her mouth … down her outfit, the chair and floor… As we are cleaning her up, Emily decides to tease the cat [...]

My 5 year old, that would be Anna, is digging a hole in the yard while Ben is working in the garden. Her hole is going really deep, and I ask her what she is doing… Her response?? “Pop Pop said if I dig really deep I can Get to Chinese” If you liked this [...]

Endings are better than beginnings. Sticking to it is better than standing out. Don’t be quick to fly off the handle. Anger boomerangs. You can spot a fool by the lumps on his head. Ecclesiastes 7:8-9 TM Last Saturday I was ready for an afternoon of errands and finishing up back to school shopping. As [...]

WHERE WOULD YOU BE: IF – YOU HAD ALL THE MONEY YOUR HEART DESIRES? IF – YOU HAD NO WORRIES? IF – YOU CAME HOME AND THE FINEST MEAL IS AWAITING YOU IF – YOUR BATH WATER HAD BEEN RUN? IF – YOU HAD THE PERFECT KIDS? IF – YOUR HUSBAND WAS AWAITING YOU, WITH [...]

This was today’s devotion from Bob Gass, I thought it would be fun to share. “Husbands, love your wives.” Ephesians 5:25 NIV”Bob’s last letter The following hilarious letter illustrates what Paul didn’t mean by “Husbands, love your wives.” Dear friends: Men must remember that as women grow older it’s harder for them to maintain the [...]

I hope you all had a Merry Christmas. We did! Although Anna had a double ear infection and ran a HIGH temp for a few days until the doctors office reopened. Around here Christmas is more like Hannukah, if Hannukah were like Christmas morning. We started on Saturday at Grandma and Grandpop’s house. Spent time [...]

Today, I thought I would give you some perspective on parenting. Let’s remember not to take ourselves so seriously. The following is an excerpt from Scott Turansky and Jo Anne Miller’s book “Say Goodbye to Whining, Complaining, and Bad Attitudes …” (Great book so far that I have read) First baby: At the first sign [...]

Anita Renfroe, a name a couple of my friends has been passing around, “You have to hear her, she is hilarious!” Then I received several emails from several other friends with this video, I did not realize it was the same person until later. I laughed until I cried at this song. Humor is usually [...]

Kids often imitate their parents when they play. You’ll see little girls acting like little mommies and little boys acting like their dad. Unfortunately, you’ll also see little ones imitating parental flaws. ~ Lisa Barker So I was searching for some laughter today, and I found an interesting site. Lisa Barker of Jellymom.com, which I [...]

A man was sick and tired of going to work every day while wife stayed home with the kids. He wanted her to see what he went through so he prayed: “Dear Lord: I go to work every day and put in 8 hours while my wife gets to stay at home. I want her [...]