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
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The Cheese Confession: An Accountability Devotion
I’m happy to have a devo at christiandevotions.us today. If that devotion brought you to this site, welcome. I love checking out the stock photos that go with my devos and articles online. You never know what you are gonna get. In the instance of The Cheese Confession, it’s a photo of a really cute…… Continue reading The Cheese Confession: An Accountability Devotion
Middle School Moms and A Poem about a Boy and His Mama
Tonight begins Middle School Moms group at my house. (I know it’s a terribly creative name isn’t it?) As I sit wondering about the moms I’m going to get to know better and the kids I’m going to have the opportunity to pray for this summer, I am reminded of this poem I wrote a couple years…… Continue reading Middle School Moms and A Poem about a Boy and His Mama
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 🙂 However,…… Continue reading Raising Strong, Christian Boys: 5 Ways I’m Building Up My Sons’ Character (@ TCW)