Asthma?!
At 2:30 AM yesterday morning, Catalina’s labored, fast breathing, and wheezing troubled me. Concerned, I nudged Edric to verify my observations. He noticed that she…
I Love This Chick
Edric and I locked ourselves in the bedroom this morning to share a private conversation. He sat on one end of the bed and I…
Assume the Best About Your Spouse
I ran over my littlest toe with a grocery cart Sunday afternoon while I was in a mad rush to prepare for a party in…
The Braces Marriage Lesson
It must have been about 10 years ago when I mentioned to Edric that I would like to get braces. At the time, our expenses…
Character, Character Building, Discipline, Home, Home management, motherhood, Parenting, Raising Boys, Raising Girls, Thoughts
It’s Your Mess: Deal with It Darling
By the end of our homeschooling morning, our “classroom” usually looks like someone threw a grenade into it. I’ve tried to manage the mess by…
Life Has Detours
“The shortest distance between two points is a straight line. That’s what we were taught in school, isn’t it? In any geometric problem, you can…
You Are Treasured
I was counseling a young woman over the weekend who confessed that all her life she was trying to prove her worth and value to…
Home, Homeschool, How to Homeschool, motherhood, Parenting, Parenting & Homeschooling, Raising Boys, Raising Girls, Socialization, Thoughts
What Homeschooling Is Really About
I talk a lot about homeschooling, but I want you to know that my children aren’t always cooperative, there are days when I don’t feel…
Bible, Events, family, Family Activities, Father, motherhood, Parenting, Parties, Raising Boys, Raising Girls
Halloween Hullabaloo
“Mom…don’t fight. You tell us not to fight, right? You and daddy shouldn’t fight.” Titus Mendoza. We weren’t really fighting, but we were engaged in…
Modeling Womanhood
Tiana, my four year old daughter, likes to copy everything I do. I am her reference for womanhood. The other day she was talking about…
Date Your Spouse
Edric planned a surprise date for us on the balcony last night. I didn’t suspect anything until the boys said they needed to roll down…
INVITING ALL IMPERFECT PARENTS
Most of us are pretty clueless when it comes to rearing children, especially at the beginning. My younger brother epitomized this when he stepped into…
