Over the weekend we took the older two girls to see an ice skating show here in town. This was a benefit event hosted by Scott Hamilton to raise money for cancer research. A group of world-class skaters, including Katereena Gordeeva and Paul Wylie ~ the big names I recognized from the Winter Olympics of…
When I was in high school and early college, there was a group of people five to ten years older than me that I looked up to in my home church. And, a handful of people from that group really became something of mentors to me. They served as leaders in my youth group and…
About once or twice a year I get very reflective and a bit melancholy and basically unable to blog about everyday life because for some reason, the everyday starts to feel insignificant. And during those times I get a case of blogger’s block. But, last night I looked over and saw a certain quote staring…
I’ve been struggling lately with how to best discipline the girls. They haven’t been doing anything particularly worrisome, but we’re dealing with a lot of unnecessary whining, disobeying, and yelling. And, the Toddler is still capable of throwing an impressive tantrum if the mood strikes her. Since I’m often trying to balance taking care of…