Mother’s Day will soon be upon us. This means everywhere I look, I’m bombarded with ads and commercials that picture a happy mother cuddling her baby, getting sloppy kisses from her toddler, or sharing a special moment with her teen. The second Sunday of May is often depicted in loving images, with husbands showering their wives with beautiful and expensive presents and … [Read more...]
5 Surprising Ways Kids Can Strengthen a Marriage
Before my husband and I had our three children, we frequently went out to dinner, slept late on weekends, went to the movies, and were free to have sex whenever the mood struck us. We were married for almost six years before our first child was born, and we thought we had a good thing going. Joe learned to find my habit of loving a particular food until I decided, without … [Read more...]
My Special Dancer
I run through the list in my head. Dance costume? Check. Jazz shoes? Check. Do I need hairpins? No, this is only the dress rehearsal. I’ll get hairpins and hairspray before next week’s recital. I reach in my closet and get the costume. I don’t know why I have butterflies in my stomach. It’s my nine-year-old daughter who will be preforming, not me. Check the time. 11:45. … [Read more...]
We Plan God Laughs
When I was nine months pregnant, I was very familiar with the inability to sleep. I was making the best of this by trying to enjoy the peace and quiet of a sleeping household, while laying on my bed, listening to my favorite oldies station. My soon-to-be-born third child was having none of it. Nope, once again I felt the now very familiar tightening and release of the … [Read more...]
Thank God I Have What I Need
For the last few weeks, I have been feeling every one of my 50 years. Motherhood, the job I know I am good at and the one I have always loved, has really been kicking my tail lately. It seems as if all three of my darlings are experiencing growing pains at the exact same time. The fact that I am the primary parent, while my husband leaves the house for the office each day, … [Read more...]
