Know Thy Parenting Limits

Know Thy Parenting Limits

by | Jul 18, 2019 | Just Laughs

Sometimes parents know how to respect their parental limits, and sometimes they don’t. Sometimes they make smart choices…and sometimes they find themselves at the Mall of America the day after Black Friday…with all three children! (You guys, what was...
Just a Mom

Just a Mom

by | Jul 11, 2019 | Life Issues, Relationships

There was once a time when I thought I would one day change the world by becoming Mother Theresa or someone similar (minus the nun part. I always liked boys too much for that “habit”—ha!). I thought maybe I would solve the world’s hunger crisis or...
Rest is a Weapon

Rest is a Weapon

by | Jun 10, 2019 | Faith

Recently my kindergartner was reading a book to me and sped through a sentence so fast she might as well have been reading in another language. She exhaled after she did this, though, and quietly said, “Just slow down … slow down,” and then read the...

Just Get Out of the Boat

by | Feb 28, 2019 | Leadership

Jesus spoke to them at once. “Don’t be afraid,” he said. “Take courage. I am here!” Then Peter called to him, “Lord, if it’s really you, tell me to come to you, walking on the water.” “Yes, come,”Jesus said (Matthew 14:27-29). I love how Jesus always warns us...

The Quiet Hat

by | Feb 7, 2019 | Just Laughs

I like to talk. So, not surprisingly, I’m currently raising three very opinionated little girls who talk constantly! And my poor husband, the introvert that he is, can’t quite escape the chatter. Ever. Until we discovered the “Quiet Hat.” The...