I was scrolling through my Facebook feed this weekend and a particular post stopped me in my tracks. It said- “What did you do this weekend?” A perfectly innocuous post. Read more…
Month: August 2018
My Favorite Things Week 4- Books
If you haven’t read my other posts about books (such as this one and this one) and figured out that I love books. . . Don’t worry. There are more scheduled. There is just something about diving into a nice thick book and living amongst its pages for hours. Add a comfortable couch with a blanket and a nice crisp apple, and that is just a little slice of heaven in my world. Read more…
How To Be Confident In Teaching Your Children
School has either begun or is getting ready to begin. With it comes the pressure to be perfect parents. We are told all the time that we are doing things wrong. That one way is superior to another. That we should be teaching our children this way or that way. Here are some examples of what I’m talking about. Read more…
Have You Enjoyed My Memes?
Such as this one from my Monday Thoughts? Read more…
Friday Memes
Brought to you by the children of “An Ordinary Mom”.
Disappointment, Autism Explosions, And Transitions
The morning started out well. He was up, dressed and showered before 9 am. Hallelujah! That hasn’t been the case lately.
He wanted to go to the library, his favorite place. I was absolutely going to take him. But there was one small thing we had to transition to doing on his list of chores first. A little thing called clean your room. He didn’t mind the idea of cleaning his room but he minded the idea of cleaning off the top of his dresser so that we could find his Fit Bit. And pictured above is what happened. . . Read more…
The Place of Sin in Our Journey
The older I get the more I’ve come to a different understanding of sin. Frequently. I think we treat little sins as huge ones. But the thing is, it doesn’t matter. It’s not up to us to judge.
Friday Memes
Brought to you by the children of “An Ordinary Mom.”
Hollywood and the Stigma of Mental Illness
Hollywood needs to take responsibility for some of the stigma that is placed on those with mental illness because they have contributed to the spreading of it. Read more…
