And Just Like That…
Note: This post is from my "Growth Spurts" column, which runs in Parents & Kids Magazine. I often see social media posts, from moms especially, that begin with the words โAnd just like thatโฆโ And then they finish with phrases…
Photos and Perspectives
Sometimes I have a hard time deciding what to write for this monthly column. Itโs not that Iโm not still growing through motherhood; I think that motherhood just keeps me so busy and scattered that itโs often difficult to nail…
Purging
Every once in a while, I get the urge to purge. I start feeling overwhelmed by all the clutter and excess of stuff in our home, and the longing to pare down overtakes me. Some things are easy to get…
Driving Down Memory Lane
Recently some friends and I got together near my old hometown. At the close of our reunion, I decided to make the old, familiar drive from my high school to the house that I lived in with my family from…
The Last Year
Back-to-school time brings with it a bit of a different feel for me this year. You see, my firstborn is starting her senior year of high school. Already many of you parents are nodding your heads in understanding. Some of…
I’ll Never…
There are probably many things that each of us thought/swore weโd never do when we became parents. It may have had to do with schedules or food or schools or housing or discipline or words or dress code or household…
Spring Is Coming
March has always been one of my favorite months. Itโs my birthday month; we get a week off of school; the weather gets warmer; and things start to bloom! I have discovered throughout my 42 years of life that my…
Ready or Not, Here We Go! (But It’s Better to Be Ready)
You can refuse to flip the page on the calendar. You can walk swiftly by all those aisles of pencils and paper at the store. You can even hold your breath and submerge yourself underwater in an attempt to avoid…
School Choice
I went to a parochial school kindergarten through college, with the exceptions of a six-week stint in a public school in third grade and a year of homeschooling in fifth grade. After five years at Mississippi College (Yes, I took…
Caterpillars, Cars, and Lack of Control
Two-year-old Callie and I were walking down the sidewalk one day when I noticed a fuzzy caterpillar wiggling across the way. Wanting to stop and marvel at this tiny creature, I stooped down and pointed it out to my daughter.…
