Parenting Wisdom

I didn’t know, when we started it. What all it was going to become. I didn't know how it would help heal and transform our hearts and become a part of what defined us as a family. It was...

The Bishop family just embarked on our first "family-of-four" vacation with the five-year-old and three-year-old. Here are some tips for when you're getting ready to exhaust yourself for "fun." (We went to SeaWorld and the Zoo.) Always bring or...

A few days ago, I learned that July is National Bereaved Parents Month. This was conflicting news to me. I myself have lost a child, 5 years ago next month, but did not know of this national acknowledgment in...

To my “special needs” child, I’ve always hated that term, by the way. It always throws you into a generic box. “Special needs” like that sums up your needs in one statement... (Newsflash, World. It doesn’t.) I need you to know...

  Ah, summer is finally here. I am a huge fan of the season. Outdoor activities, watermelon, and family vacations. Family vacations really can bring about some of the sweetest memories, but now being a parent, I’m realizing it is...

How would you define a memory? Webster defines 'memory' as several things, but for me, these two fit the best:  1. an image or impression of one that is remembered 2. the time within which past events can be or are remembered.   When...

My daughter turns two in a week (yes, cue ALL the tears!). I've been thinking, okay obsessing, about her birthday party. I love creating experiences. I believe in the little details, and I have a tendency to go overboard...

From the moment you’re born you’re told you can do and be anything you want. “It’s ok to be different,” they say. We drill into our children’s mind that they don’t have to be like the masses, and they...

I think one of the hardest things to do as a mother, is to parent your children in the middle of a storm. When the waves are crashing down around you, and you feel like you can’t even breathe,...

I very unapologetically say NO to your unsolicited “Mom Tips.” This is an art that all mothers should master - the sooner, the better. It is wonderful that your mothers’ Aunt Jane’s concoction for a child’s runny nose seemed...