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THE NEW FORTYPity the Childless Couple...
Years ago I caught in Ann Lander's column a piece called Pity the Childless Couple. The original piece was penned by Rosalyn South in 1957 for a magazine called The American Mercury (thank you Barbara...
6/16/13 at 11:09 PM And so I linger in the Butterfly Ball photo gallery... 4/16/13 at 11:24 PM
If only I owned a hair salon... 4/4/13 at 9:23 PM
MODERN-DAY JANEBack-to-Summer
Today was our last day of homeschool. FINALLY. I am not the only mom thinking that (Jen Hatmaker speaks for those who send their kids off to school) and I'm not even the only HOMESCHOOL mom thinking, ...
5/30/13 at 7:23 PM Garage Sales (+kids) Survival Guide 5/1/13 at 10:55 AM
Mr. Sweet Tooth 4/4/13 at 1:55 PM
PARENT INFORMATION CENTERHow to Use Positive Parenting
Positive parenting starts by creating a good relationship with your children so that he/she responds to gentile guidance rather than punishments and threats. The most effective discipline strategy i...
5/6/13 at 11:51 AM Snacks for Families on the Go 2/22/13 at 1:53 PM
Sibling Rivalry 2/15/13 at 7:02 PM
REAL OILFIELD WIVESI Miss Daddy!
When Hubby started in the oilfield last year, our daughter wasn't really phased by his absence. I'm not sure if she just didn't notice it or if she was just used to Daddy being gone whenever the Arm...
4/19/13 at 12:29 PM Managing the Kids While Your Husband is Away 3/21/13 at 7:21 AM
COLLABORATIVE COUNSELING WITH NAOMI DORIOTT10 Tips For Parenting Through Divorce
Parenting does not come with a handbook and divorce can make parenting even more difficult. Here are my favorite 10 tips to help parents co-parent and support children while separating or divorcing: ...
4/17/13 at 2:00 AM Parenting: Setting Rules and Expectations 4/9/13 at 3:30 AM
Talking To Kids About School Violence 12/19/12 at 2:42 PM
PEACE GARDEN MAMA IImeaningful mondays: are we brainwashing our kids?
[Originally printed in The Forum newspaper Saturday, April 13; reprinted with permission.] Living Faith: Sharing values isn't the same as indoctrination By Roxane B. Salonen, The Forum For parents ...
4/15/13 at 12:13 AM memento mondays: daughters try hand at photography 1/7/13 at 1:01 AM
faith fridays: 'because she's happy' 5/11/12 at 12:06 AM
WE TEACH WE LEARNShould schools be run more like businesses?
Perhaps you have heard it said that schools should be run more like businesses--that public schools are soft, undisciplined, ineffective and would do well to refocus their attention on the bottom line...
2/24/13 at 9:24 PM How to use your fear of loss for fun and profit 2/14/13 at 1:06 PM
5 ways to trick your brain into finishing what you start 1/31/13 at 9:51 AM
NOT ALONE MOMGod Will Meet Your Needs - PERIOD
And my God will meet all your needs according to the riches of his glory in Christ Jesus. Philippians 4:19 This is the verse that runs through my mind over and over again as I walk up and down the ais...
1/30/13 at 3:30 PM The Hidden Trap of Motherhood {Insecurity} 1/25/13 at 10:50 PM
Facebook and Pinocchio: How Pinocchio Gave Me Perspective on My Facebook Habits 1/22/13 at 4:43 PM
MIDDLE AGED PLAGUEMarried -- 30 Years -- with Children
We started out young and dumb, and next week will find us middle aged and wiser. Tuesday the Norwegian Artist and I celebrate 30 years of marriage. One man, one woman, who decided to throw our lots i...
12/13/12 at 4:03 PM The Single Most Significant Thing I Do 9/12/12 at 2:55 PM
Get Me to the Church on Time -- Or, Not 8/29/12 at 2:24 PM
LET'S TALK KIDSTeaching adults to chill out
Discipline helps teach children right from wrong. There are many ways to teach your child both good and bad behavior. However, there are times when parents also need to be disciplined. When respondin...
12/5/12 at 9:03 PM
STAFF BLOGSHESAYSTVWhat SheSays: Hilarious or Humiliating?
There's an image thats circulating Facebook, parenting blogs and Twitter, a 3-year-old girl holds a sign that reads, I pooped in the shower and daddy had to clean it up. I hereby sign this to use in m...
11/12/12 at 12:00 AM What SheSays 10/22/12 at 4:00 AM
SIGNS OF IMPROVEMENTM*A*S*H Lives?
Helicopters these days are unnecessarily bulky, overly detailed, and too heavily weaponized. Especially if youre trying to draw one. I set out to draw a helicopter for my son. The M*A*S*...
10/4/12 at 11:38 AM Baby Pee and Apple Tree 9/24/12 at 8:03 PM
Getting Kids To Eat Healthy 3/25/12 at 9:32 PM
MS. SIMPLICITYTears Of Pride and Joy
College Move in Day: Goodbye with tears of pride and joy Well I did it! I dropped off my oldest child at school in another state.make that two states away and I am doing pretty good and going on al...
9/26/12 at 9:53 PM I Declare War on Socks 7/13/11 at 10:20 AM
OH LOOK, A SHINY THING!When I Am A Parent...
I'm not expecting a child anytime in the near future, but my colleague and his wife are. I suggested he write a list of things of things he will or will not do when he is a parent, but then I thought:...
6/19/12 at 2:34 PM
GOD TRACKSDoing the twist
The twists and turns of life can be painful and mysterious, especially when we dont see them coming. I didnt see a major twist coming, and either did a 47-year-old pastor who went from being an ultra-...
6/14/12 at 6:50 PM Doing the twist 6/14/12 at 6:44 PM
The Love Letter 2/1/12 at 10:29 AM
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