I Just Want to Be With You, Mommy
Girls, girls, girls. I’m not used to dealing with the drama of daughters. For a good many years it was just boys and their havoc-wrecking…
Category: Parenting
God Finds Our Children
Our children have their own timetables when it comes to their faith journeys. We can do our best to raise them in the ways of…
Teaching Kids About Healthy Sexuality
The question “When and what do I teach my kids about sex?” comes up in parenting huddles, where moms gather together and air their concerns…
Respect Issues – It’s Not Cute When a Toddler Calls You By Your First Name
Of all my children, Catalina, my youngest, was the one child who exhibited disrespect through her words and actions. Sometimes, I would think, My goodness!…
Potty Training and Parenting
Finally, Catalina can go to bed at night without wearing diapers. She actually initiated this milestone on her own some days ago when she adamantly…
Letting Go
This is a new stage of parenting for me, parenting a young man, as my husband and I like to refer to our 13 year…
It’s Time to Play!
“Many of our greatest thinkers locate their capacity for original and profound thought in their imaginative abilities, first developed through creative play in early childhood.”…
Saying Goodbye to Seasons of Motherhood
I finally weaned Catalina two months ago. It was kind of a forced wean because Edric and I traveled to Dubai and Abu Dhabi for…
Courageous Caitie’s Legacy
I have been scrolling through messages and posts about Courageous Caitie and it’s difficult to swallow the ending that today gave us. She passed away…
Be the Supermom God Has Called You to Be
The landscape of motherhood has changed significantly in the last decade. Moms today… • Multi-task on their smartphones (Pinterest, Instagram, online parenting communities) • 61%…
Keep Praying for Your Kids
Spending time with my kids is always a highlight of my day, especially when I have one on one time with them. Today I focused…
