Last Thursday, my post was why I think the Bible purposefully did not use the word “toddler” to describe our faith demeanor in Matthew 18. So, this post is the other side of that coin. As a parent of a toddler, I think we could do pretty well to demonstrate …
For this week’s post, I’m ordering a sweet Riesling. It’s been hot here and something chilled and sweet sounds so refreshing. I didn’t study the ancient texts, but all versions of that verse saying we should have the faith of children– the word “children” is never translated “toddlers”. We’re never …
I make an Eight cup pot of coffee. Just for me. Every day. Horrified? Worried for my kidneys? First, I do not think an eight cup pot of coffee is actually eight CUPS. I think coffee pots use some alternate universe kind of cup measurement. And the standard coffee mug …
I have a name! Remember this post? Well, a facebook friend was posting about her college-age child and toddler. And it sparked the right name: Spectrum Parenting. For me, this name means life didn’t go exactly according to plan (or MY plan anyway) and my two biological kids are 17 …
It’s Mother’s Day Sunday. Today is Mother’s Day in Mexico.I spent this morning at a special Mass to honor a mom in Mexico and then a brunch of homemade enchiladas. It’s a lovely thing to honor your mom. And as a mom, I like it. But when I read the …
April has been brutal for Little Sir. If March goes out like a lion, well, that lion attacked my guy all of April. He fell off the couch at Grandma’s and hit the coffee table. This opened a 1 inch gash in his eyebrow. The ER Doctor elected for the …
