Within my church there are multiple families in the process of adopting babies from China. These little girls each have special needs, and have spent the entirety of their short lives in orphanages ill-equipped to provide the kind of nurturing and love infants and toddlers need to thrive. In … Continue reading…
My husband and I were out to dinner with another couple last weekend when the wife started saying how she wished they could fix up their kitchen. “Wouldn’t it be nice,” she asked, “if you had the money to do your kitchen just like you wanted?” As she said … Continue reading…
Spending comes in four sizes: small—that gourmet cup of coffee, medium—a new purse, large—new furniture, and extra large—that kitchen re-do. No matter what spending size you “wear” most often, you can save more by avoiding these Top 5 Ways to Avoid Spending Mistakes. But there’s one area where you … Continue reading…
Mom or buddy? You’ve seen it…a mom dressed like her teenage daughter, another mom who offers her son a beer while he watches the game, mothers who can’t bear their child not liking them… so they say yes when they should say no. But when mom becomes a buddy, … Continue reading…
Hi there, Perfectionist Mom. We know you well. We know how hard you try to hit the mark in every area of life: mothering, your career, homemaking, and serving your community. And we know how upset you are when one of the balls you’re constantly juggling tumbles to the … Continue reading…
Your Saturdays can move from so-so to super, in just four easy steps. Delicious Breakfast: Make Saturday breakfast a tradition with this tasty breakfast idea. While your family is chowing down, have your children come up with a list of what they would like to do for fun later … Continue reading…
Oh, we mean well. We really do. With all of our intentional parenting and charts and checklists, we Type-A moms are determined to help our kids be all they can be, and by golly, we’re going to make it happen. If planning and managing can do it—it’s going to … Continue reading…
Wait! Don’t blink or before you know it, it will be time for your children to leave for college. Even if that’s still years away for your kids, or even if they’re heading off to college much sooner, there are things you can do today to help them prepare. … Continue reading…
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