What I Read in July
I can see just with a quick look at this list that the kids and I went to McKay’s, our local used bookstore, in July of 2024. There are certain authors whose books I always gravitate to when we go there. That’s because the place is huge and it gives me...
What I Read in June
Oh dear. It looks like I got on some kind of Kindle app reading jag in June of 2024. These all sound like those kinds of books. This may be a short post. Someone Else’s Life: A Thriller by Lyn Butler The main character thinks she is going crazy, and you will...
What I Read in May
I read a lot of books in May 2024, but all but one of them were the free books I get from Amazon each month and read on my phone’s Kindle app. I almost always choose thrillers and after this long I am going to have a hard time remembering anything about them....
What I Read in April
Apparently in April of 2024 I was on a classics kick that started at the end of the month before. I was reading things that I could get for free on my phone because they were so old. I commenced with three old favorites by Frances Hodgson Burnett. Fun fact: she lived...
What I Read in March
Hello, Dear Readers–if any of you are still here! I’ve taken a weekend away to write, and find my self absolutely astonished to discover that it has been well over a year since I published anything at all. Yes, this post is about what I read in March of...
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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...
