I wrote the following little story several years ago as a guest blogger at Leanne Shirtliffe’s website. I recently started receiving spam comments with advertisements for Cial@s and Viag@a and realized this post was the culprit. I guess if you mention male anatomy multiple times in a post, crazy drug companies will find you eventually. (You’ll…… Continue reading Body Parts I Never Imagined Discussing with My Kids (and it has nothing to do with breast cancer)
Tag: parenting
Flip Shots – How YouTube is an Answer to a “Mom Prayer”
It has long been a prayer of mine that God would make me aware my children’s gifts and talents. And that He would help me to be a dream cheerleader not a dream squasher. I used to watch my friend, Cinnamon, (yes that’s her real name) and think, “She’s got this mom thing figured out. I…… Continue reading Flip Shots – How YouTube is an Answer to a “Mom Prayer”
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
6 Things Every Dad Should Know About His Daughter @ Inspire a Fire
Dear Dads, I don’t have a daughter, but I am one. And this list of 6 Things Every Dad Should Know About His Daughter is inspired by my experience. 1. She is paying close attention to you. By the time I was four, I’d seen my dad build and fix a lot of stuff, so I…… Continue reading 6 Things Every Dad Should Know About His Daughter @ Inspire a Fire
The Evolution of Motherhood @ Inspire a Fire
My monthly post is up at Inspire a Fire. Talking about motherhood today. The Evolution of a Mother’s Role “It was sorta okay.” That may not sound like much of a sentence, but when as a mother you hear those four words exit the mouth of a child who has been in the midst of…… Continue reading The Evolution of Motherhood @ Inspire a Fire