The aPEARance of Certainty
I accepted a bet from my son, to see which of us was right. He Googled the answer on his phone and then roared his protest.
parenting
Naughty and nice and apple pie spice
“Don’t put that in your mouth, be nice to the dog, stop taking toys away from your sister, sit down please, what a great drawing you made.”
(Dis)orienting experiences
I went to a Supper to taste the Christ, I was so hungry for him. So very hungry after months of vacuity, and when I received the bread he was suddenly there, in me.
Tomorrow
Today I was the ogre who refused hot chocolate, after their excursion into the first good snow.
Three ways foster parenting is easier than traditional parenting
Foster parenting is easier in that you get extensive training for the job you’re about to do, and ongoing training while you do it.
Three ways foster parenting is harder than traditional parenting
Parenting was created to be an experience shared by two people who are lovingly committed to each other for life. When you are a foster parent, you are parenting as part of a large team of people you may not know well, agree with, or even like.
Stoplight system for the road
Speaking of children… Probably yours are always well-behaved. Probably yours never squabble over dinner, or while doing chores, or (my personal favorite) in the backseat of the van on the way to church? Probably you just say “Love one another, dears” and they drop their quarrels? I thought so. But mine are human, and riding …