Planting Summer Flowers in the Desert – An Analogy to Parenting
Flower gardening in the desert isn’t really my normal mojo here on the blog. I’m here for family life, travel and sharing the motherhood journey. But man, there is magic…
Flower gardening in the desert isn’t really my normal mojo here on the blog. I’m here for family life, travel and sharing the motherhood journey. But man, there is magic…
I’m pretty sure that the only “constant” on parenting is that is keeps changing. Motherhood sure doesn’t stay stagnant. There will always be motherhood transitions. Just when you figure out…
Oh my goodness I’m slow posting this week. I’m really celebrating this good Dad I’m married to since we’re coming up on our thirtieth wedding anniversary. Yow. But I do…
Leading up to Lucy’s graduation, I was carrying a heavy load of emotions. I knew that having a daughter with special needs graduate from high school would be emotional for…
As my kids have grown older I often look back and wonder: Did we push for the extraordinary too much? Did we not push enough? What is the balance on…
I have learned through the years that we have to reinvent good parenting. Over and over again. Parenting is certainly NOT something we learn and voila! We’ve got it. Dang…
I am often asked how Dave and I foster deeper discussions with our family. Conversations that are more meaningful and make us closer. The last time I was asked, I…
I keep thinking about the developmental psychology class I took a while back that explored the “Attachment Theory.” I learned about the preciousness of predictability in parenting. When kids don’t…
I got a question about raising teenage boys clear back when Max turned fifteen (below). It sure made me think. When I came across this question again the other day…