My son once said to me, “Mom! You can’t yell from the stands at my basketball games!” When I asked why he replied, “Because I can hear you!” Now, trust me, I was not nearly the loudest person yelling from the stands in basketball, but what he meant, I think, was that he recognized my …
Growth and Progression
I really, really, really do not like making mistakes. You’d think I’d get over that attitude, considering how many I have made in my life, but…still working on that. I know that making mistakes is part of the process of growing and learning, and I don’t beat myself up for making them, I just don’t …
Mothering (or anything!) in Weakness
Once upon a time, in a family night discussion on how the Lord can turn weakness into strength, I informed my young children that we all had weaknesses, even me. My son, a little incredulous at that statement said, “You, Mom? What?” I smiled as he thought a moment, then he answered his own question…”Oooh! …