Bring Him Home

I’m going out on a vulnerability limb and  diving into a vulnerability pool-naturally I’m scared to death that I’m going to be  totally immersed.  But I’m going to be courageous.  It feels right;  albeit scary.  I have to admit that I am losing my nerve with each household task that I perform (change the laundry, make…

Unload the Quiver

I had a thought the other day about parenting.  Big deal.  But, I liked it and I think I’ve hit on a true principle so I’m going to share it. Sometimes when we tell our children (or anyone for that matter…a spouse, a co-worker, a pet) ‘no’ or ‘don’t do that’ or place any kind of…

Job # 1: Professional Referee

When I became a mother in April of 1996, I didn’t realize that I was volunteering for some seriously exhausting sub-jobs.  I knew I was going to be bathing, feeding, diapering, buckling up and doing laundry ad nauseum.  What I didn’t know was that eventually I was going to be a professional referee, a border…