Hi there. I’m what they call “the middle child,” sandwiched between my four year old big sister and my little baby sister. Since I’m a straight shooter, I’ll tell you right up front the most important thing to know about me: I never do anything I don’t want to do. You may be thinking, “Whoa, girl, you really need a…
I had always pictured putting my children to bed as a relaxing, peaceful time to reflect on the day and bond with them. That was before I actually had children. The before bed routine is the busiest 45 minutes of the day: changing diapers, brushing teeth, reading books, refilling humidifiers, setting sound machines (my attempt to keep the others asleep…
Usually I hear it from older moms. “This time while they are little will go by in a flash,” they tell me. “Blink once and they are headed off to college.” And usually I am hearing these comments while trying desperately to hold everything together in a public place such as the grocery store. It’s so easy…
Start children off on the way they should go, and even when they are old they will not turn from it. -Proverbs 22:6 They clomp around the kitchen in our shoes. They stuff dolls up their shirts so they can “nurse.” They plaster their little faces with our mascara, lipstick and eye shadow when we forget and leave our makeup bag…
