“MOM! Someone got into my ice cream!!” My jaw clenched involuntarily as I walked into the kitchen. Sure enough, the big new container of vanilla ice cream had little spoon marks all across its otherwise smooth surface—the ice cream that’s supposed to be off-limits to everyone but him. Out ofRead the Rest…
It’s easy to see hurtful behaviors when they’ve reached the extreme. It’s another matter to catch the impact of our seemingly helpful daily choices and interactions. A few years ago, my husband and I started watching Intervention. Sitting on the couch in the comfort of our home, the action-reaction cycleRead the Rest…
One afternoon while preparing dinner, Pat and her daughter got in a fight over…a pickle. Yes, a pickle. This soon escalated to all out war. Pat’s daughter hurled nasty words, and Pat reacted, saying things she regretted. Pat’s daughter stormed to her room, slamming the door behind her. Frustrated, PatRead the Rest…
Happy are the people to whom such blessings fall; happy are the people whose God is the Lord. – Psalm 144:15, NRSV If you don’t know already, I have an almost seven month old bouncing/crawling/grabbing baby boy. Currently, most of my days are spent chasing the diaper end of myRead the Rest…
When Mom looked out the kitchen window, she saw us in the second-story barn window. My older sisters held me by my legs and arms , and they swung me back and forth several times before tossing me out the window. What she couldn’t see was my landing. The garageRead the Rest…
