My 8-year-old son spends his summers polka-dotted. No joke. His olive skin easily tans, but patches on his arms, legs, neck and sometimes even his face get scaly, itchy and flaky, leaving him spotted. We’ve treated this with a variety of eczema prescriptions and over-the-counter solutions since he was an iddy-biddy guy. At a recent dermatologist…… Continue reading Homemade Whipped Skin Cream for Extra-Sensitive Skin
Category: Life
The Rotten Apple that Helped Me Believe I Could Write
In honor of heading to Chicago for my third Write-to-Publish Conference, I am posting the very first non-newspaper item that I ever had published. It was a children’s devotion called The Rotten Apple, and it was the result of a writing exercise at one of the classes I took at my first Write-to-Publish Conference. Because…… Continue reading The Rotten Apple that Helped Me Believe I Could Write
Classic Children’s Poems Rewritten for the Middle School Mom
My friend (the one I wrote about here) recently reworked some children’s poems for The Des Moines Moms Blog. She is one of the few people in the this world who can make me laugh and cry at the same time, which is just what I did when I read these for the first…… Continue reading Classic Children’s Poems Rewritten for the Middle School Mom
Raising Strong, Christian Boys: 5 Ways I’m Building Up My Sons’ Character (@ TCW)
My article, Raising Strong, Christian Boys: 5 Ways I’m Building Up My Sons’ Character, went live at Today’s Christian Woman today. I love it that I am blessed with the opportunity to write for Today’s Christian Woman. Sometimes I can’t believe I get to write my heart, and get paid to do it đ However,…… Continue reading Raising Strong, Christian Boys: 5 Ways I’m Building Up My Sons’ Character (@ TCW)
Upper Room Devotional
I had the honor of being today’s devo writer at The Upper Room. In conjunction with the devo that I actually wrote 2 years ago  (the road to publication is not often a speedy one đ ) I was asked to provide a post for their blog. Here’s where you’ll find the devo – Counting to Ten…… Continue reading Upper Room Devotional