The Selfish Backseater

Selfishness seems prevalent in our society today. No matter where you turn it is displayed in one form or another. I don’t know about you, mom, but do you sometimes feel like giving up on fighting against the tide of self-centeredness? We are inundated with it and how can we stop it when we see it in our kids? Frankly, Continue Reading →

Poking the Navigator

One of my biggest pet peeves in life is “poking”. It drives me to insanity when a child (or an adult for that matter) comes up and continues to poke me until I respond. It’s makes it worse when they do it while saying my name over and over again. “Mommy (poke, poke), mommy (poke, poke).” I just want to Continue Reading →

Tough Questions

Maybe you don’t even want to read this post today, but I can’t help but write this post. It’s a long story, but I wrestled all night long with these questions and I feel like I need to ask them of you. I’m not giving any answers. Just asking more questions like usual. Do you realize that your children are Continue Reading →

What Matters to You?

I don’t know why, but lately I’ve had this question rolling around in my head lately. It’s a question that I read at some point in life. To my best recollection–I’m really reaching far back into the recesses of my brain here–I think this question came from “Shepherding a Child’s Heart” by Tedd Tripp. The question goes something like this: Continue Reading →

Engine Issues

Imagine buying a new car. It is a beautiful sight. The color is perfect. There are no scratches anywhere. It has everything you want, including the accessories. Good sound system, cruise control, automatic everything and plenty of cup holders to boot. It’s even got the “new car smell”. Mmmmm. Yummy! Then you move to look at the beauty of the Continue Reading →