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Monthly Archive for July, 2008

The Day of the Wedding

Well, today is here !! I first thought of describing this morning as Christmas morning yet the hustle and bustle of the Christmas season doesn’t even touch the past three months. Then I thought planning a wedding for a Bridezilla in three months would be comparable.
Confluence will open to the public in approx. [...]

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Parenting Boys: Session 1

The first thing that I have learned in my reading is that gaining an understanding of gender differences is crucial in order to successfully raise boys. Through my reading I have been convicted of my own preconceptions of how boys should or should not act.
When comparing the brain structure of males and females, [...]

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When I woke up this morning I learned of some news that kicked me off balance. I got knocked down by a wave of jealousy. I started feeling sorry for myself and was looking through the glasses that show everyone else’s life is better than mine. Church planting is not the way [...]

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Excerpted from the January 1997 edition of Family News from Dr. James Dobson.

Boys can sit in from of a scary movie and not close their eyes.
Boys don’t have to sit down ever time they go.
Boys don’t get embarrassed easily.
Boys can go to the bathroom in the woods.
Boys can climb trees better.
Boys can hang on to [...]

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Parent Conference

Ok. So I have been out of teaching for a whole year now. One thing that I have been able to bypass during this time is a parent/teacher conference. However, this morning Joey and I had a parent/child conference with Joshua. After yesterday’s repetitive episodes of bad behavior I told Joshua [...]

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A Wonderful New Discovery

The new discovery that I experienced today is something that is not new. It has been available to customers for a few years now, however, I just tried it today. Lowes Foods To Go. My blisters are getting better as the days pass yet if I am on my feet to long [...]

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My throat is soar. I feel like I have been a broken record today. “Keep your hands to yourselves” “You may not get down from the table until you are excused” “You don’t burp around girls, but you can if it is just the guys” “Get off of him” “Don’t put you [...]

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When I got home from church today I noticed that what I thought were bug bites are now blisters. One of them looks like a one of the mandarin oranges that the kids get from Wendys. If I don’t have my foot propped up it is throbbing. So, I thought it is [...]

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It seems that the chiggers had mommy for dinner last night. When I had the chicken pox a few years ago they did not itch as bad as this. The itch is so extreme that if you scratch them it almost hurts. I remembered a song today that my dear friend, Emmy [...]

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When Jonah crawled on top of me this morning and forced me to wake up I knew then it was not going to be a good day. I immediately looked at the clock and saw 8:05. I then realized I had missed my opportunity for a shower and now I knew my day was doomed. [...]

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