Kids, Don’t Fight With Each Other…Fight For Me.

Dear Andrew, Mitch, and Adelyn, Just don’t fight. One day a year. Don’t fight. You are familiar with my standing Mother’s Day request for the last 10 years. Save your money. Keep the flowers. Don’t give me chocolate. Be nice to each other. For 12 hours. For one day. My day. Mother’s Day. You guys […]
Did God Make Me Ugly?

I grew up as a misfit. I just didn’t fit in. It all started with that mop of curly hair God graced me with. How I cursed Him for giving me that unruly, untamable, wild hair that made it impossible to blend in during the 60s era of bone-straight hair that Cher so fearlessly led. […]
World’s best parenting advice

We’ve all scoured Google for the “world’s best parenting advice,” surfed countless bookshelves for the answer, and taken any and all advice—often unsolicited—from friends, family and even strangers. Why? It must have something to do with the finite time we have with our children under our roof. In fact, the average child has 936 weeks […]