This last pregnancy was probably the hardest on my body so far. My morning sickness, reached a point of needing medication, I had bronchitis which led to an intercostal separation of the ribs from coughing so hard, and I just felt “old”. Heading towards 40, I am not the same woman I was 15 years Read More
Today was a difficult day. I blew some fire alarms…too loud, and too strong, I am afraid. Let me explain… Chapter 11 of Loving the Little Years was about how as mothers sometimes when our houses get in disarray we are like a fire alarm…blasting out a strong warning. We should be right? Except that Read More
My reading in “Loving the Little Years” this week really had some convicting and encouraging meditations for me. The chapter “To the Fifth Power” was a very good reminder to me about how quickly and easily we can blame-shift onto our children when things get harried and stressful around the home. Rachel describes a situation Read More
The chapter I read this week was very powerful being about the words that we use in our home. Do we teach our children not to use words like “Stupid” or “Get out of here” and then use them jokingly as adults? I liked how they handled this by explaining to their children that these Read More