“(Love) always protects.” – 1 Corinthians 13:7 Dear Me, Remember when you held our oldest for the first time. He was so beautiful, flawless, innocent. There was not a single physical or emotional scar on him and your strongest desire was to keep him that way. In that moment you morphed into a mother. This …
Category Archive: Dear Me
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02
2012
Dec
21
2011
Dear Me: About Kids and Faith
“And that ends round 2 between Jesus of Nazareth and Voldemort of Great Britain!” – Johnathan Durbin Dear Me, OK, let’s take a break from 1Corinthians to talk about the expectations you have about your kids’ faith in the Jesus area – with a Christmas emphasis. You do a pretty good job sharing your faith …
Dec
09
2011
Dear Me: About Envy
“Envy comes from people’s ignorance of, or lack of belief in, their own gifts.” Jean Vanier “(Love) does not envy.” 1Corinthians 13:4 Dear Me: About Parental Envy, It’s so easy when you are holding your beautiful newborn in your arms to say that you will accept them just the way they are. You and Troy …
Oct
07
2011
Dear Me, About Kindness…
“He who sows courtesy reaps friendship, and he who plants kindness gathers love.” – Saint Basil “Love is Kind.” 1Corinthians 13:4 Dear Me, About Kindness… We parents don’t talk a lot about kindness because it’s sort of an understood. However, it is so rich, with so many aspects to it, and so very vital to …
Sep
28
2011
Dear Me, About Mom Anger
“Love is not easily angered; does not fly off the handle” – 1 Corinthians 13:5 “Anger is a short madness.” – Horace Dear Me, Mom anger is an uncomfortable but important topic for us to discuss. Statistically, it holds more potential to hurt children than bullies or scary strangers at the playground because of its greater …
Sep
21
2011
Dear Me, About Patience Part Two
“Love is Patient.” 1Corinthians 13:4 “There are two cardinal sins from which all others spring: impatience and laziness.” – Franz Kafka Dear Me, So, its 4pm Christmas Eve 1996 and the entire extended family will be descending upon your home in T-minus 16 hours. In that time you need to finish cleaning the house, prep …
Sep
14
2011
Dear Me, About Patience…
“Love is Patient.” 1Corinthians 13:4 “You can learn many things from children; how much patience you have, for instance.” – Franklin P. Jones Dear Me, Everyone knows that parents need patience so I ‘m not writing to you of the importance of this love attribute because you’re oblivious to your need for it. I am …
Aug
13
2011
Dear Me: So What is Parental Love?
“The kids who turned out great knew they were loved.” – Aunt Louise Dear Me, What does it mean to love your child? Well, Let’s look at what this kind of love – the kind that helps a kid turn out great – is not before we dive into what it is. Jane Austin once …
Jul
30
2011
Dear Me, about the secret to a successful child…
Dear Me, So I promised to tell you the secret to bringing up a child successfully. Today’s the day. Mostly. More than a decade ago, when the kids were all still pretty young, I had lunch with our dear Aunt Louise and spent a good chunk of our time verbally up-chucking the parental panic attack …
Jul
25
2011
Dear Me, about parental goals…
“It is easier to build strong children than to repair broken men.” – Frederick Douglass Dear Me, Before I tell you the magic recipe for producing a successful child (psych!), let’s define what we’re shooting for (or what I now believe are the most important things for you to shoot for. Personally, I’m two years …
Jul
22
2011
Dear Me, About Raising Kids Right
Dear Me, OK, it’s time for you and me to have “the talk” about raising the kids, because I am reaping the consequences of your actions (and inactions). I realize that this is a tricky topic – especially in our current culture – but because it is so important, I will dispense with the burden …
Jun
21
2011
Dear Me, about PMS…
“Women complain about premenstrual syndrome, but I think of it as the only time of the month that I can be myself.” – Rosanne Barr Dear Me, PMS is viewed as the bane of the existence of most every woman on the planet (and their families). However, I see it as more of a blessing …
Jun
15
2011
Dear Me, About Being a “Good” Mom…
“It’s not easy being a mother. If it were easy, fathers would do it.” ~From the television show The Golden Girls Dear Me, So back when you were pregnant with your first, you and Troy took classes at the hospital to learn about everything from giving birth to caring for newborns. Alas, you decide to …
Jun
08
2011
Dear Me, About Dinner Parties…
Dear Me, Dinner parties are scary. They really, really are. You are setting yourself up to be judged as a homemaker, hostess, cook and woman in general. It’s a lot of pressure, but when you know what you’re doing, they can be fun and enrich friendships. Let’s be frank. You are the Lucille Ball of …
Jun
05
2011
Dear Me, About teaching the kids to say please and thank you…
“The hardest job kids face today is learning good manners without seeing any.” – Fred Astaire Dear Me, Dad tells this cute story about how, when you were a toddler and picked up an object that you shouldn’t be in possession of (something break/flammable), Mom or Dad would say “Thank you!” with a big smile …
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