parenting

I started getting in trouble for my 'to be' verbs in junior AP English. It...

Following a pretty rotten day, the universe will sometimes throw you a nearly perfect one....

Parenthood comes with that same sense of urgency. They grow so quickly, we don’t have...

My 3-year-old has a new catch phrase response for when you ask her a question...

As a pastor, I see it time and time and time again: a person has been...

How do we develop a taste for good things? Is it an acquired taste, cultivated by...

When I was pregnant, I could not eat green vegetables. I couldn't stomach the tastes...

Well. If I thought that telling people I was a minister could elicit a "does-not-compute"...

I can think of many movies that i love, but my all-time favorite has to...

Me, to the 3-year-old, as I toss some things in a box: "We are going...

My kid's got a nose on her. I don't mean a glaring, unfortunate feature. I...

I'm not crazy, as it turns out. Well, i might be...but i was not crazy...

Some thoughts on finding/creating the perfect Halloween costume: First of all, nix that idea of...

An organized household, office, car, and bank account seem unattainable for people like me. People who not only...

This is where tv and motherhood just evolved in a single scene, folks. You might...

Miserable 24-hour stomach flu shared at our house this week. Thanks kids. You are adorable, and...

"My tummy hurts." "Show me where. Point." "Right here!" "That's not your tummy, it's your...

"George was a monkey. He lived in Africa. He was a good little monkey, but...

I was sitting on the floor of my crummy first-year-of-being-a-grownup apartment, doing grad school homework...

"The middle ground lies in the struggle. The acceptance that, when violence becomes necessary to...

Ultimately, as a society, we suck on alot of things that make us sick. And...

When's the last time you got out the good china? After I went on and...

Listen to me, young folks in your 20's, figuring out what you're going to be--I...

I never know who "they" are, but "they" say you should start reading to your...

It was a rare (RARE) Saturday afternoon moment. Both kids were asleep at the same...

One thing they don't tell you when you go into the ministry [wait--there are about...

Some people have a loose relationship with the truth. I get that. Now me, I...

Naked is all the rage. Naked Juice: great lunch in a quick and easy container....

We've all heard the rumor that first children are more successful. Well, it's not a...

On occasion, it becomes necessary to bring one's children to one's office. I may not...