Posts Tagged ‘freedom’
The Greatest Sin: What is the One Thing that Separates Us from The Love of God?
Our vandal sons, Sam 5 and Charlie 3, recently vandalized my make-up in what was truly an obnoxious and horrific display. I punished them and made them help clean up the terrible mess. Then, I put them in their rooms for a nap. A huge chunk of my day and pocket book was impacted by…
Read MoreBreaking Free in the Midst of Chaos
I just bathed the vandals, our 5 and 3-year-old sons. Actually, it was a shower. This is the most effective way to clean them. I strip them down; I put on my rubber goulashes and start the water. It’s going down. The insanity never ceases to amaze me. These same two little boys, given the…
Read MoreFreedom: Guest Post
Special thanks to my sister for helping me keep the streak going! I was sick last night and Stacey has a fabulous post for us!! If you buy your wife a microwave…. When your microwave dies the day after Thanksgiving you might find yourself making a less than appealing mash-up of leftovers in a…
Read MoreFreedom: Guest Post
Special thanks to my sister for helping me keep the streak going! I was sick last night and Stacey has a fabulous post for us!! If you buy your wife a microwave…. When your microwave dies the day after Thanksgiving you might find yourself making a less than appealing mash-up of leftovers in a…
Read MoreThe Ax Murderer’s Diet: Result Just Weird and Kind of Creepy
The Ax Murderer’s Diet: Result Just Weird and Kind of Creepy Oh, come on, like you aren’t willing to try anything? You’ve tried other ridiculous diets, right? We spend our nickels and dimes on things that we hope to perfect us. The myriad of products I have in my bathroom is a crime against my…
Read MoreHow to Make the Best Chocolate Milk
When our oldest vandal son, Sam who is five asks for chocolate milk he is quite specific. He will stand by as I add the syrup to the milk. And he inevitably says, “Hey, is it chokit all da way frew yet?” And I say, “I haven’t shaken it yet.” His little body wiggles as…
Read MoreProstitute to Princess: A How to Guide
Prostitute to Princess: A How to Guide I will assume that most everyone has seen the movie Pretty Woman with Julia Roberts and Richard Geer. If you haven’t here is the gist: Prostitute meets rich boy, rich boy and prostitute fall in love, drama ensues, rich boy saves prostitute and they live happily ever after. …
Read MoreThe Perfect Portion: Too much, too Little, Just Enough
The Perfect Portion: Too much, too Little, Just Enough My husband, Justin has this portion thing that he does to our kids. He did it with the oldest 20 some odd years ago and he does it with our five and three-year-old now. If they ask for something, say some more chips on their plate,…
Read MoreA Lil’ Romance is in Order…
For Christmas this year our older batch of children, the man-babies and the lady-babies, gave my husband, Justin and me a priceless gift. Wrapped in fancy paper was a coupon, offering free babysitting and dinner for two at our favorite restaurant in Dallas, the Nobu. I had a speaking event in the Dallas area so…
Read MoreQuestions about Sin… Asking for a Friend
So I know this girl, and she was wondering, “When I ask you how to overcome your sin, what do you think about?” And I had to answer… “My sin.” So she went on to investigate: So you go to work on your sin. You pray about it. You read about it. You listen to…
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