Dear mom of the ADHD child, You will be okay! You will have days when you want to pull your hair out. You will have days when you see hope. You will be judged if you choose to medicate. You will be judged if you don’t. You will be accused of being a bad parent….
photo credit: Ed Yourdon via photopin cc Being the mom of a Prodigal: Is not a mom that didn’t pray for her child. Is not a mom that didn’t discipline her child. Prodigal’s aren’t a result of poor parenting. Please don’t give her the cold shoulder because she is mom to ‘that child’ that did…
photo credit: Ed Yourdon via photopin cc I am me. I am not my sibling. The choices they make or made aren’t choices I agree with. Please don’t pass judgement on me because of something my sibling has done. Don’t assume that I am anything like them. Don’t say ‘Oh, your so and so’s brother?…
You are fearfully and wonderfully made….. Isn’t that amazing. He knows the hair on our heads. Before we were formed in our mothers womb. With each different person is a different personality. I compare my boys often. They are 16 months apart in age. Couldn’t be further apart in personality. Nothing.at.all.in.common. Nada. They don’t dress…
photo credit: photopin We are at a new season in our life. A season of parenting adult children. Where we have a son who is serving his junior high youth group. The one on fire for God. We see him for holidays and birthdays because he is ‘so busy.’ The other son isn’t…
We had Boy Child #1’s girlfriend’s parents over for dinner and a bonfire. There is talk of the M word, so the potential of sharing grand babies with this couple are quite high. My BFF has already gone through meeting the parents a few of times. I have watched and learned as she hasn’t had…
We have two young adult sons. They are as different as black and white. One is all redneck One is hipster One is blonde One is brunette One is a preacher One is a wild land fire fighter One has walked away from God many times. One had a drug problem. Being drug to church…
When I get compliments on my kids about how great they are, how it’s so great and wonderful they’re serving I want to say thank you, yes they’re my kids. I can’t take credit for that. The fact that makes my heart all proud to be a parent when my kids are awesome because I…
This Hymn comes to mind when I get a call from our oldest son….. 1. When we walk with the Lord in the light of his word, what a glory he sheds on our way! While we do his good will, he abides with us still, and with all who will trust and obey. Refrain:…