Parenting
Ten things to make the pandemic easier on your kids.
Oh my goodness. I’m on week two (really week three if you count spring break) and I’m sitting in my garage working on this blog. I have an office but I also have a 25-year old who works better in…
Seven ways to stay close to your college-aged kids
As my twin sons, Andrew and Jordan, start their second year of college, I am sitting here, expressing a prayer of gratitude for the closeness we share. I remember when I left for college. My newly gifted Honda Civic was…
13 things every mom should teach her daughter (post on sheknows.com)
I have two daughters, 10 and 12. As their curves become more evident and their schedules fuller, I realize their education as women cannot be left to chance. Celebrities, Photoshop, lyrics and their peers are all shaping their definition of…
Teen Idol Inspiration: One Direction and my 11 year old daughter
They are crying for One Direction, huh mom? Kendall and I watched the “This is Us” trailer together. At one point, she turned away from the images of teeming, hysterical fans, “They are crying for One Direction, huh mom?” I…