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10 Things I Hope for My Boys as They Enter High School

Every time I drive past the high school building looming by the cornfields on the outskirts of town, my palms start sweating. Maybe because my high school friends scarred me for life by making me watch Children of the Corn in the 90s. More likely it’s because the sweet six pound baby, whose chest movement I observed…… Continue reading 10 Things I Hope for My Boys as They Enter High School

BOY MOM MONDAY – Proverbs 17 – Forgiveness

  Proverbs 17:9 He who covers an offense promotes love, but whoever repeats the matter separates close friends. Without forgiveness friendships become superficial. They become catty. They can even fall completely apart. When I began dating Corey, I kind of dropped the ball on a friendship with a close friend. Where I used to eat with…… Continue reading BOY MOM MONDAY – Proverbs 17 – Forgiveness

BOY MOM MONDAY – Proverbs 7:4-5 PURITY

Proverbs 7: 4-5 Say to wisdom, “You are my sister,” and call understanding your kinsman; they will keep you from the adulteress, from the wayward wife with her seductive words.   I willingly admit that I was a little boy crazy in my early teen years. I passed some notes in class and called boys on…… Continue reading BOY MOM MONDAY – Proverbs 7:4-5 PURITY