Parenting Wisdom

  May is for Mothers. It's a month for mothers to be thanked and celebrated. Something that is deserved well beyond the month. That special Sunday comes near, and you make plans with your family - your husband, your children,...

This goes out to all of you "co-parents." Wikipedia’s definition of co-parenting: "Co-parenting refers to a parenting situation where adults share the duties of parenting a child. Coparents may include a variety of configurations, including two mothers, two fathers, a...

It started out as something I stumbled across trying to find some kind of inner strength. Trying to see if I had more in me than just the sweet girl who lets everyone run all over her. Trying to...

International Bereaved Mother's Day, May 5th Do you know a bereaved mother? Hug her. Has your sister lost a pregnancy? Give her a call. Did your grandmother outlive any of her children? Send her a prayer. In other words, love...

Motherhood is not just for raising the under 18 crowd. In fact, I can’t even honestly say it’s any easier. There are different challenges, for sure. For starters, they drive away to college in cars versus toddling across the...

I recently visited a friend who just had her first baby. While I was holding her little one, she was telling me how much harder being a mom was than she expected. She said that I looked like a...

I don’t know why my daughter died. The words “sudden unexplained infant death” rest on the line of her death certificate. I have talked to the firemen that worked on her that day. I have called the medical examiner...

You walk into a restaurant after church and of course, the wait is 45 minutes. No biggie. The kids aren’t starving so you know waiting won’t be a big deal. You grab the nearest seats in the waiting area...

Traveling with children is frightening. I have done it quite a bit for the last 4 years with my kids and I have found a few things that have made it less daunting.   Tip Number 1: My first piece of...

You travel a couple hundred miles with your family to watch your brother play baseball all weekend. You couldn't even sleep last night because you were so excited to go; watching your brother play is your favorite thing, after...