Are We There Yet?

Children are made readers in the laps of their parents. And aunts. And uncles. And grandparents. And various friends and neighb...

Or, uh...  maybe she's not... I love this sentiment.  And I know perfectly well that it's true, but I have such a long time b...

January 31st "Enjoy yourself as much as you like – if only you keep from sin ." ~ St. John Bosco One of the mottos o...

From the Mom Files: vintage July, 2008 .  A look back, at a topic that's always fresh in our parenting journey.  Check out little two-ye...

This is my mother's high school graduation picture.  Doesn't she look like a movie star?  Everyone looked glamorous in ...

 Petra --Book art by Brian Dettmer . You've got to go check this guy out!  We've been using Google since the nineties here...

In a little nook by the radiator in the bathroom sits a little blue potty and a bag of Pullups ~ that William, who's good- n-three-year...

A Job Description POSITION: Mom, Mommy, Mama, Ma, Dad, Daddy, Dada, Pa, Pop JOB DESCRIPTION: Long term, team players needed, for challenging...

Yeah, well... So I may have let it get away from me a little over the past couple of years. It's sad, yes, it is; but I admit it. We...

MY CHILDREN Do my children say their morning and night prayers? Are my children trained to be polite at all times? Do I teach my children to...

We want our children to at least make some attempt to hike at a pace that the old folks can keep up with. Actually and figuratively. We want...