I didn’t know what I wanted to say on the anniversary of 9/11 last week, so I didn’t post anything here on the blog. Instead we watched a little bit of the coverage in the morning and I explained the story to the boys again. The older boys were only 3 and we [...]

A person I regard highly had a bad day this week and wrote about it on her blog (warning: language alert in link). IttyBiz – When You Feel Like A Raging Failure. As of the writing of this post, there were over 50 comments from readers offering support and encouragement and sharing times [...]

In The Other Side of the Story, we talked about Compact Fluorescent Light bulbs (CFLs) and the fact that while there are terrific advantages to using them, there are also disadvantages. My point in bringing the issue to you wasn’t to slam environmentalists, or even to disrespect CFLs. I have quite a few [...]

Do not be overrighteous, neither be overwise-why destroy yourself? Do not be overwicked, and do not be a fool-why die before your time? It is good to grasp the one and not let go of the other. The man who fears God will avoid all extremes. Ecclesiastes 7: 16-18 NIV

I looked [...]

I’ve thought quite a bit about balance, and it’s a concept I try to apply to my life whenever I can. In fact, one of my personal jokes is “most things in moderation”. ‘Cause after all, if ALL things were in moderation then I’d be back to an extreme, right?
Right. Okay. [...]

I’ve been pondering deeply my approaches to parenting, and thought I’d share them with you. Let me start by saying that my way is NOT the be-all and end-all of parenting. Like I say in my tagline, I’m just doing my best to get the hang of this job.
Let me also say that [...]