Parenting 101
When you have four kids, people wrongly assume that you’re a parenting expert. They come by the droves asking advice, lining up at the front door like pilgrims in search of a guru on a...
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Flashback Friday: This Post is Rated PG-13
On Sunday my firstborn will turn 17. Dang. That makes his mama old. Here’s a chunk of a post I wrote four years ago when he hit his teenage years. Hey Jacob…thanks for not making...
Flashback Friday: Blame It On The Rain
Since it’s a bright sunny day outside, I figured it made sense to take us back to a rainy-day post. Because I’m all depressing like that. There are moments when you know that the pain...
Marshmallow Grabbing and the Gospel
Yesterday I was rolling down the road and listening to NPR, because apparently I’m 62 and have an affection for endangered spotted owls. They were doing a feature story on the infamous “Marshmallow Test” conducted...
Flashback Friday: Walkin’ After Midnight
Headin’ into the not-so-wayback machine in 3…2… …at 3:30 AM, I decided that the only thing that would put that kid to sleep was a car ride. (Also a horse tranquilizer, but I was fresh...
Thursday Three For All
Three things that have grabbed my attention like a spider monkey grabs a toupee off a bald guy’s head, in 3…2… Fluffo Gave Middle Tennesseans Good Night’s Sleep For 80 Years. In the “purely personal” category,...
Capturing the Magic
No doubt about it, this little girl loves her daddy and our special time together. And by “loves” I mean “I think my ear drum ruptured.”
Flashback Friday: Adventures in Missing the Point
Here’s what the Wayback Machine is serving up today… The Rocky Mountain Tour happened last Wednesday. Or Thursday. Or April. I’m not sure when it was, since I’ve checked neither watch nor calendar since I’ve...
