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.”…
Category: Raising Boys
To My Young Adult
My husband, Edric, decided to institute a rite of passage for all our sons when they leave their childhood years and enter young adulthood. Since…
Lessons From Climbing the Tallest Mountain in the Philippines
Entry by my son, Elijah Mendoza. My dad had been planning a rite of passage for me for a long time. He said we would…
A Father’s Letter to His 13 Year Old Son
Since Elijah officially turned 13 today, Edric gave me permission to share this with you all…a letter which he wrote to him to read at…
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…
The Guardians
I was late to pick up Tiana from her ballet class but Elijah, my eldest, came to her rescue. We intersected paths as I walked…
Dying Young, Living Forever
Edric and I were on the way up to Baguio for the recently held Executive Couple’s retreat when my brother, Paul, phoned us. He called…
Housing 12 Kids
Over the past two weeks, we have temporarily adopted my siblings’ children. My brother lost his brother in law to a tragic accident so he…
Compliment Character
Years ago my third son, Titus, might have seemed like a difficult child to parent. He was strong-willed, easily upset, and physically curious. He cared…
Character, Character Building, Discipline, Father, God, Love, motherhood, Parenting, Raising Boys, Raising Girls, Relationships
Disciplining Children Revisited
This is a follow-up article to the one I wrote on disciplining my 1-year old daughter, Catalina, which resulted in some eyebrow raising because I…
The Power of Time
Every child needs time with his or her parents. Time = love to them. Sometimes I assume that homeschooling is equivalent to quality time spent…
Four Days with Nine
When children are obedient it is possible to raise nine of them! This was my realization over the weekend when both my brothers entrusted their…
