10 Great Reasons to Eat Dinner as a Family
I have my meals planned this week. But rather than posting my plan (it's just pasta Monday, fish Tuesday, meatless on Wednesday, frozen leftovers on Thursday), I thought I'd post my rationale for eating together. When I was out walking recently, my daughter Katie said to me, "You know what I like about our family, Mommy? We eat together.
It's...... >Read More
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Living Small, Loving Large
Are you called or are you driven? Do you feel like your life is out of control, or can you peacefully move forward, knowing God is leading? I want to look at that question in relation to our finances. But before we do that, look at this picture of a house:
Small, isn't it? And yet the majority of North... >Read More
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Allowing Kids to Fail
Every now and then, an idea explodes through our collective consciences, challenging our notions about how life works. It happened in the fifteenth century when Galileo argued that the earth was round. It happened in the eighteenth century when upstarts in North America decided they wanted to govern themselves. And I hope, for some of you parents,...... >Read More
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When You Feel Very Alone in your Marriage
In the Christian wife/Mommy blogosphere, a lot of patterns are evident. Many of us who write give very similar advice. Rely on God. Focus on being the best wife you can be, not on changing your husband. Care for your marriage & kids first. Create a nice home. These things are all true, and I hope that people can... >Read More
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Who Has a Stake in Your Marriage?
Al and Tipper Gore are calling it quits after forty years, and journalists and pundits have taken the opportunity to all write fluff pieces about divorce.
In one New York Times article, Deirdre Baer, an "expert" in late life divorces, says:
Divorce is easier now. Our retirement years are longer and healthier. Both men and women often have enough...... >Read More
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Maybe Balance Isn't All It's Cracked Up to Be
Balance. It's the buzzword of this generation.
In our hectic lives, everyone is searching for that elusive thing called "balance", where we feel like we're living out our priorities, we're able to get the rest we need, but we're still being purposeful.
What if the whole idea of balance is more like a millstone around your neck than it is a...... >Read More
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Too Young to be Hot
Nothing makes a teenager seem younger than one trying to act like an adult. They may get the lingo right, but watch them for a few minutes and you realize they’re totally clueless about what they’re doing.
When a 13-year-old girl asks on Facebook, “Do I look sexy in this picture?”, for instance, I think she honestly means, “Do I... >Read More
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Should a Child's Room be Awesome?
When my children were first born, I did something radical. I didn't... >more
Sure Fire way To Teach Kids to Cook
Teach your kids to cook so you don't have to! Here's my... >more
What Do You Fear?
