Dear 999,999 moms.com,
I am a conservative Christian mom of 6. My oldest is 20. My youngest is 1. I am a biological mom. I am an adoptive mom. I am a foster mom. My family is mutli-cultural. I have home schooled. I have unschooled. I have tried public school. I have tried private. I love my husband.…
A nose by any other name…
A long-running joke in my family is that my nose is simply for decoration. It doesn’t work. I can’t remember a time it ever did. It’s not allergies or seasonal. It just is a stubborn, stuffy, finicky appendage on my face. It’s not runny; it just tends to slam shut – constantly. I snore, and…
Something wicked….
I had big plans for my Wednesday. It was Mother’s Day Out. The vandals would be gone all day. I have four chapter revisions to do. Laundry is separated into piles in the hallway. We were gone six days last week, and there is lots to do to get “caught up.” A concept I don’t…
31 Days of Stuff I Wish You’d Quit Saying: Day 31 “Goodbye.”
#31 Days. 88 Unfollows for too many emails. 112 New email subscribers. 1,000 new Facebook likes. 220 Facebook unlikes. 44 hateful emails. 207 delightful emails. 14 respectful correction emails. A nasty brawl on #faithit over a post from the collection. 13,722 shares off Word Press. 19,312 Shares off For Every Mom 2 posts in syndication.…
Stuff I Wish You’d Quit Saying: Don’t Be Afraid Silly
Stuff I Wish You’d Quit Saying: Don’t Be Afraid Ok. I won’t be afraid. Puhleeeease! If you are afraid of something, you just are! It doesn’t do any good in any form to say “don’t be afraid.” And there is no way for a person who is afraid of something to be comforted by someone…
Stuff I Wish You’d Quit Saying: I Hate My Mother-in-Law..
Stuff I Wish You’d Quit Saying: I Hate My Mother-in-Law.. Where to begin… I know, I am not on a soapbox. Friend, I am sitting on the couch next to you. I used to say this. So, I am not here to lecture or boast. Iris and I had our ups and our downs. I…
31 Days of Stuff I Wish You’d Quit Saying: Day 27 “Will you buy some Nutella?”
My children don’t understand. I know, it is creamy, delicious, nutty, chocolate-ness. I know. But they will go – To school, pre-school, college, and out with friends. And I will be here alone, with the Nutella. I have been given a list of suggestions of things we shouldn’t say. “Calm down!” “Don’t be sad…” “You’re…
31 Days of Stuff I Wish You’d Quit Saying: Day 25 Don’t Get Your Feathers in a Tissy…
Or you can, whatever. Two fabulous guest posts this week. My friends Rebekah Porter and Kelly Balarie got sticky with us! Rebekah spoke to the “but you have it so together gang. Kelly hit us in the gut with “you should.” You can read those posts by clicking on their names. You can also see…
31 Things I Wish You’d Quit Saying: Day 24 “God Told Me…”
Recently at a convention an “eclectic” woman approached me. She said that she was meeting with a publisher shortly and that God told her that I would listen to her speculative fiction pitch. I am certain the Lord did tell her this. He knows me pretty well. He knew I wouldn’t tell her no. I…
31 Days of Stuff I Wish You’d Stop Saying: Day 23 “You Should…”
Thanks to my dear friend Kelly Balarie for guest posting for me today! Wise and fun! You’ll love her like I do! POST: If I Hear Should One More Time, I Will… By Kelly Balarie http://www.purposefulfaith.com You should. You should eat organic. You should do cry-it-out method. You should not do cry it out method.…