Category Archives: Parenting

Number One Parenting Tip: Train Your Young Child to Ask Permission

Posted on August 1, 2008 by Mary

This sleeping beauty is my youngest daughter. She just finished singing “The B-I-B-L-E” to me, wreathed in dimpled smiles. She adores helping around the house, yesterday she even picked up, organized and put away her older sisters’ Horseopoly game (which … Continue reading →

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Don’t Slack Off With Younger Children

Posted on August 1, 2008 by Mary

While eating out at the local diner yesterday, my four year old’s silliness fast became annoying. One minute she’d be poking non-stop tickles at her cousin, the next she’d be noisily clinking her silverware or leaning way over out of … Continue reading →

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Big Families: The Outsider’s Scoop

Posted on June 19, 2008 by Mary

As promised, my gleanings from three days spent with a super-mom of six! Some may consider a family with six children smallish, especially when contrasted with broods of ten-sixteen…but in my book, six is big. Consider the conversation I had … Continue reading →

Posted in Cooking and Food, Family Ties, Home Schooling, Life, Parenting and Vacation | 14 Comments

Preventative Measures

Posted on March 12, 2008 by Mary

We live in a crisis management society. We’re great at fixing problems, not so great at preventing them. I think that’s why I have such high hopes about this new nutritionist the girls and I are seeing. Her passion for … Continue reading →

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Poem for Parents Who Have Lost a Child

Posted on February 27, 2008 by Mary

Before I was born, my parents lost a son. At six years of age, David was hit by a car, never to regain consciousness. As a child, I was fascinated by the many details…subsequently, all my life, I’ve known that … Continue reading →

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On Motherhood: Being Everything

Posted on February 22, 2008 by Mary

Sickness is a good thing. For ten days now, I’ve been on an escalating ride, experiencing the various symptoms of the cold/flu virus. You know what I miss the most about being healthy? Everything! My voice especially. I’m so grateful … Continue reading →

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Friday Night Frights

Posted on February 8, 2008 by Mary

My 7 yo and her calamities will be the reason I’m completely gray by January of next year. No kidding. Busy day today. Friday mornings are reserved for Bible study and lunch, usually here at my house, with my parents. Our … Continue reading →

Posted in Health, Life and Parenting | 18 Comments

Seeing Things

Posted on January 25, 2008 by Mary

My oldest is helping her Grand-dad work calves this 19 degree weatherful mornin’; my middle daughter is lying on the couch watching Little House on the Prairie after a miserable night of fever and little sleep, and youngest is still … Continue reading →

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Good~Better~Best

Posted on January 17, 2008 by Mary

I’m posting over at Weekend Kindness today, here’s what’s up: What is the “good~better~best” lifestyle? Why, it’s the grading scale of who you are, and how you represent yourself (good), your family (better), and God (best). Practicing “good” manners becomes … Continue reading →

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Mothers and Friendships and Young Children

Posted on January 12, 2008 by Mary

A young mother sat at the end of the last pew, in a church filled with wedding guests. In her lap, a nine month old baby girl squirmed, threatening to destroy the peaceful decadance of the sacred occasion. Alone in a sea … Continue reading →

Posted in Home Schooling and Parenting | 9 Comments