Tag: raising children

Family

SAYING GOODBYE

Dad and I just dropped you off in your tiny, cramped little dorm room with its elevated bed, dresser tucked underneath, and the cold tiled floors. This will be the first time you will sleep in this new bed sharing a room with a complete stranger that I pray will become your friend in the […]

Family

CLUTTER VS. SWEET MEMORIES

There are days when I wish my home looked like the magazine perfect pictures I see all through blogland! For the last twenty five years, I have had either babies/toddlers, messy teenagers, or puppies who are in the process of being house trained. That being said, I have always had makeshift diaper-changing areas, toys, books, […]

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WHAT I WANT MY KIDS TO KNOW

Warning: Heavy Mom Content! Time is what we want most, but… what we use worst.  ~William Penn A very tragic thing happened in our neighborhood this week. A mother went to work the night shift. She’s a nurse at a nearby hospital. The dad was home thinking his three boys were all in bed asleep. […]