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We all know it. Kids say the best things. They’re trusting and innocent, not yet crippled by self-conscious decisions or appropriate behaviors. They see the world as it is, they say it as it is and they love with abandon. We asked our readers about their kids, their experiences of being stunned by these little …
When Steve and I got engaged, I knew I would have to learn quickly “how to be a parent.” Not that it’s something one can even learn efficiently, let alone swiftly, but since I would be getting two “bonus children” with my vows, I thought it best to have an idea of what to do. …
So. When my oldest was about eleven or twelve, puberty questions started. With, ready for this, “Mom, what’s an implant?” Oh. Right. Ok. Now, wait. What did you ask me? You know, that kind of question that has NO context, that comes out of not just left field, but out of the ballpark, and blasts …
I’ve always thought secret ingredients make everything better. They make the ordinary or the expected, just a little special. It’s one of the reasons we eat out! Something about caramelized Brussels sprouts that just get me every time. Or anything really in New Orleans – they have a way of turning GRITS (that are by …
The other day, Ellie and I were taking a joy ride to the gas station for a coke. We both needed the fresh air, the soda fountain and space from everyone else we’re socially distancing WITH. Part of her remote learning (I love this fancy term for a not-fancy reality. We call it survival learning …
Years ago, Steve and I started asking our kids this one question everyday. I don’t remember where I learned it or how we decided it was a good idea, but over dinner, homework, something, we’d look at our two young boys and ask: “Ok, ready? Have you thought about it, yet? What was your high, …
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Keeping house during the COVID quarantine is, as my husband would say, “like rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic.” Feel that way, too? He has said it many times over the years, and somehow, every time, I laugh. Like all great expressions (immediately, Churchill’s come to mind), it says so much with so few. I’m …
I grew up with two sisters and two brothers. When we reached the much-anticipated dating age, my mom would tell us: “You must decide now. It’s up to you, not the person you’re dating. What kind of life do you want? Think about it now, so you don’t get confused later…You have only two choices: …
We’ve been very lucky these past few days to have Steve home with us a bit. As a trauma physician, he’s been involved with COVID-19 for our hospital system here in Boise, and will return tomorrow for a week of days’ planning meetings and nights of operating. I couldn’t imagine anything he’d rather do with …
“A wife is essentially a creature of time, for even while she lives she can become a widow; but a mother is outside time. She dies, but she is still a mother.” –Fulton Sheen When God created mothers, He was doing something quite extraordinary. Motherhood is a vocation. It’s not a job. It’s not a …