Category: Thoughts
Beware Of the Bladderwort Woman
Deceitfully beautiful yellow flowers, that’s a Bladderwort. (Photo source: www.fs.fed.us) My sons and…
Just A Little MORE Respect
I am on a role with this respect series so I am going to go ahead and post what I just shared at a couples’…
Am I Your Priority, Honey?
I often equate respect for my husband, Edric, as minding my tone and attitude as a wife when I communicate with him, or trusting in…
A Greater Purpose For Learning
I have often told my kids that language skills are important. Reading, writing, composition, and comprehension are all necessary and worth the hours of arduous…
Motivating Children To Learn
Wouldn’t it be great if we could have positively splendid learning days every single day…where our children have voracious appetites for reading, rise to the…
How to Travel Without Your Baby
I’m not an advocate of separating a nursing baby and mother for the sake of traveling. But I believe there are occasions when it may…
What Is This Love?
Brazilians are very much like Filipinos — warm, relational, and sincere. It’s been such a joy to interact with them and get to know their…
At 11 months
Catalina is nearly 1 year old. Has it passed that quickly? It’s been 11 months of loving my baby through sleepless nights and soiled diapers….
Father To Son-In-Law
This is something I should have posted last week, but here it is anyway… We celebrated a belated Father’s Day with my dad two Tuesday…
You Are My Kryptonite
Edric threw his work bag into the back of the car, and plopped himself beside me. “You are my Kryptonite,” he said, throwing his arms…
The Magic of Unconditional Love
The kids and I spent the morning at Splash Island with my siblings and their kids a few days ago. We were having a belated…