Raising Teens? You Need This Book!

Raising Teens? You Need This Book!

by | Parenting

A dear friend of mine wrote this book. He spent several years working as an EMT, scraping kids off the ground who had been driving and drinking. The experience drove him to dedicate his life to trying to reach teens. He spends the school year traveling from school to...
Babysitter Blues

Babysitter Blues

by | Keeping Marriage Strong

Finding a babysitter is tough. We have been spoiled. By the time we had Parker, Kira was almost 11 years old. By the time I was willing to leave Parker with a babysitter, Kira was not only old enough to babysit but someone who loved him as much as we did. Parker is...
Without a Microwave and Loving It

Without a Microwave and Loving It

by | Creating Balance

While we are not fanatical, we try to ensure that the kids (and us) take advantage of any minor changes in lifestyle and diet that we can to help promote health. We got rid of BPA plastic when the studies started showing that it posed danger and switched over to...
Cheering Up

Cheering Up

by | Parenting

Cheerleading was not a sport that I was remotely interested in when I was in high school. In fact, I had the mistaken impression that cheerleaders were giggly, shallow, and silly, as well as conceited. The fact that I was never the most graceful teenager did not help...
Breastfeeding is Not for Everyone

Breastfeeding is Not for Everyone

by | Breastfeeding

My sister was born to breastfeed. From her very first baby, she just had a knack with it. Of course, she’d always loved babies and had always been around them. She had (has) a natural calmness about her that I think must have helped. I grew up thinking I never wanted...