What I Read in December
Yikes! I have not written anything down yet, and it is already almost the end of the month. Is it really possible that I have only read one book so far this month? I have been super busy this month with work and Christmas, so perhaps it is. The week between Christmas...
What I Read in November
I started off November with a trip to my big bedroom shelf and pulled out the book below. The Gabriel Hounds by Mary Stewart I first encountered Mary Stewart as a child when I read The Little Broomstick. I found out about her adult, gothic-type novels as a teenager...
What I Read in October
I started off this month just as I promised–I went to the giant shelf in my room and picked a book that had been sitting there for a long time. The Distant Hours by Kate Morton This was a fabulous book! I don’t know why I waited so long to read it,...
What I Read in September
I turned over a new leaf this month, y’all. I have committed to raising the bar on my reading. From now on I am going to try to alternate escapist fiction from McKay’s and Amazon Prime with the many other higher-brow tomes that fill my new bookcase! Yes,...
What I Read in August
I started off August still finishing up July’s McKay’s haul. I said plenty about Michael Connelly then, so we will pass over the first two books below. Fair Warning by Michael Connelly Blood Work by Michael Connelly I have my own sharing library in my...
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Very interesting article, but what strikes me most is the idea that the reason we have kids is to make us happy. I am not saying that my kids don't make me happy, but that's not what my primary motivation for having children was.To me, the opportunity to be a co-creator of unique human beings is the primary reason to have kids. What do YOU think?
Since I share a post yesterday sharing what I DON'T know, today I will tell you what I DO.I wrote this many years ago, and nothing has happened since to change my mind.My basic parenting philosophy for ALL kids, from birth to adulthood can now be boiled down to just this: Love them and make sure that they KNOW you love them.That much, I know I did right.
THINGS I KNOW: Raising Teenagers - Life in Every Limb
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In an uncertain world, there's a certain appeal in believing that there is anything we are sure about, and pride in celebrating and sharing lessons learned and wisdom gained. And I do know a lot of th...
I first wrote this when my boys were 15 and 16. Let's just say that I had no idea then just how terrfying teens could be.Having by the grace of God raised five children to legal adulthood (my baby is 21), I can tell you that I still know very little. I have regrets and things I wish I could go back and do over. But my kids survived, and they still come home.
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The thing about being the mother of three preschoolers is that eventually you will be the mother of three teenagers. You hear a lot about the Terrible Twos, but what about the Terrifying Teens? With t...
This falls into the annoying category of "they grow so fast" posts (spoiler alert: I have MORE), but, y'all, they DO.The "baby" in this story was 19 when I first posted this well over ten years ago, and my actual "baby" is 21 now and spending July in Germany. I've got one grown son in Philadelphia and one in San Francisco. I have no clue where all that time went.
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It's late, and I haven't had time to post anything today, so I thought I'd share something I wrote a long--VERY LONG--time ago (about 15 years ago). [edit: this happened in 1993] The incident I recoun...
I wrote this a long time ago, and I stand by it today. Maybe I am not 100% sure about the secret to a happy life, but I definitely know what it isn't.
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The following is a reprint of a column that appeared in The East Tennessee Catholic in 2002. When I was pregnant with my third child, friends, family, and strangers in the mall all seemed desperate to...
