How to Help Your Injured Player Like A Pro: 5 Things To Do When Your Child Gets Hurt
There is nothing like the hurt we feel when our children get hurt. Is it any wonder we want to make the hurt go away as quickly as possible? Maybe that’s the reason for our “kiss it and make it better” instinct. This response is the time-honored cure for skinned knees and banged-up elbows. But our little […]
Empty Wallets & Full Hearts
Two places I take the prize in parenting: Stop me if you heard these before: “It took Katherine a week to learn the moves for high school dance team. It only took me sixty seconds to master the dance momma move: write a check, write a check, write a check!” “I’ve got one kid going […]
Blessed Be the Ties That Bind
When Brent and I threw a Sweet Sixteen birthday party for our daughter Katherine—and sixteen of her closest friends—we chose the theme “Growing Up Together” to commemorate years of friendship. It was a sweet opportunity to celebrate the lives of these lovely young women and the close bonds they all shared. Breanna was one such friend to […]
Spirit Wear
She is clothed with strength and dignity;she can laugh at the days to come.– Proverbs 31:25 – You know you’re a team parent when . . . you have an entire section of your closet devoted to spirit wear. With four active children, team t-shirts have taken over my hangers and drawers the same way […]