Three Cheers for Helpers
It faintly floats across my awareness like a lost siren in the distance. Somewhere in the depths of me I know I should pay attention, but can't bring myself to...
Category: Parenting
The Battle of Rest
“Enter his gates with thanksgiving and his courts with praise; give thanks to him and praise his name.” – Psalm 100:4 The smell of paint thinner seems...
Distance and TCKs When it Comes to Friends and Relationships
I have a cup of coffee, do you have yours? Let’s talk about the word distance. What comes to your mind? There’s a saying in the United...
When You Want More Than a 2-D Relationship
“Why don’t you come out of that flat thing?” My boys were staring at the computer screen as we Skyped with my parents for the very first...
More Than an Experience
I have now lived equal parts of my life in China and the United States. Twelve years each. For me, this marks a strange point in my life - I...
To Moms of TCKs and Those Who Love Them
Oh, I’ve had my doubts. Not just moments of “I wonder if…” kind of doubts, but the wrestling-with-God “what am I doing to my children” kind of...
Planting Roots + a Giveaway from Red Letter Words
I was the fifth generation to live on Quarry Rd. A quiet country road right outside of a one stoplight town in the Eastern Piedmont of North Carolina. Tobacco growing...
Mario’s Demise
If you think you aren’t a hypocrite, have children. If you can’t have children, just hang out with some. They will shortly prove to you that you are...
Pressuring Our Kids to Perform
Have your kids ever embarrassed you? Not like audible flatulence in public embarrassment, but have they said something that made you literally want to run away and just die...
An Untold Story
I have one sharp knife in my kitchen. One. That’s it. I use it for everything. Sure, I could buy a knife set here,...
