Posted by Editormum on 16 March 2012 in
Frugal Living,
Just Another Single Mother |
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As we’re on the way home from the movie tonight, I learn that #1 Son drank all the milk with his supper tonight. I was planning to use that milk to make pancakes tomorrow, so we need to stop and get some on our way home. I pull into the CashSaver near our house and […]
Tags: budget, budgeting, child-rearing, children, Education, errands, Family Life, food, home education, home schooling
Posted by Editormum on 1 March 2011 in Uncategorized |
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The discussion at this blog over whether God expects first-time obedience from us struck a chord with me. I believe that He does, usually, expect us to obey Him instantly and without question. However, there are plenty of examples in Scripture where God shows mercy and gives a second chance. While I could give several […]
Tags: Bible interpretation, character, child-rearing, Christianity, discipline, Family Life, parenting, Religion
Posted by Editormum on 7 February 2011 in
News Commentary |
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I don’t usually comment on commercials … commercials are, in general, either annoying interruptions or moments to take what my pilot friends call “bio-breaks.” I generally see practically no value in commercials. BUT. The Volkswagen 2011 Super Bowl commercial made me smile. Not just because I’ve both been and had the little kid desperately trying […]
Tags: advertising, child-rearing, children, Family Life, news, parenting
Posted by Editormum on 25 January 2011 in Uncategorized |
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My sons are sick. It started Friday at supper time. Baby Boy couldn’t keep his food down and had a low-grade fever. I gave him plenty of water and kept him in bed all weekend. He couldn’t keep anything down … not chicken broth, not even a snow cone. There’s nothing in a snow cone […]
Tags: child-rearing, Family Life, illness, parenting, stress
Posted by Editormum on 14 October 2010 in Uncategorized |
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At the risk of being too depressing, I want to talk about life after divorce when kids are involved. I don’t know how it is for those who are divorced with no kids, but I fantasize that in some ways it must be easier. (And don’t set me straight if I’m wrong, because I need […]
Tags: abuse, challenges, child-rearing, children, divorce, Family Life, parenting
Posted by Editormum on 8 October 2010 in Uncategorized |
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My sons are delightful people. Especially now, as they begin to grow out of childhood and into manhood. It is a joy and a privilege to watch them on their journey to adulthood. It is a terrifying responsibility to guide them on that road. My older son is in the wavering phase, teetering between childhood […]
Tags: boys, child-rearing, children, Family Life, parenting, True Stories
Posted by Editormum on 29 August 2010 in Uncategorized |
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A continuation of yesterday’s thoughts on having strong-willed children. Those traits can also lead her into situations that will give her a chance to develop a deep-rooted humility and dependence on God. When you are “strong-willed” and “independent,” it can take some doing for God to teach you the lesson that “there’s a God, and […]
Tags: challenges, character, child-rearing, children, Christianity, Family Life, parenting, True Stories
Posted by Editormum on 28 August 2010 in Uncategorized |
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My friend Stephanie recently posted on her Facebook page that she “…somehow managed to get an incredibly stubborn, willful and highly intelligent daughter. She makes other kids that I had previously chalked up as ‘stubborn’ look wishy-washy in comparison. Someone please tell me this is a trait that will serve her well later in life! […]
Tags: challenges, character, child-rearing, children, faith, Family Life, fear, independence, parenting, Religion, strong will, True Stories
Posted by Editormum on 18 June 2009 in Uncategorized |
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Boys are delightful creatures. I don’t understand them, but I love them. I have two boys. And from my interactions with them, I can tell you that, for all that is said about how women’s minds work strangely and how incomprehensible women are, boys have got women beat by a country mile. An example. My […]
Tags: boys, child-rearing, Education, Family Life, parenting
Posted by Editormum on 14 June 2009 in Uncategorized |
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I hear too much talk these days about dysfunctional families; I am weary of listening to tale after tale of how someone’s parents failed to meet their child’s needs and thereby ruined the kid’s life. So here’s a tribute to my mom and dad. They weren’t perfect, but they sure came close. Mom and Dad […]
Tags: child-rearing, Education, Family Life, love, parents