Entries from January 2008

January 31, 2008

Teen Romeo and Juliet Get Rewarded for Running Away!

Call me kooky but I just don’t get some parents and their style of discipline!  If you haven’t heard about the much publicized modern day Romeo and Juliet and their escapade I’ll give you a briefing.

The teens, ages 13 and 15, were denied a dating relationship by the 13 year old’s mother.  The teens were [...]

January 15, 2008

Hollywood in Politics

It’s amazing how many Hollywood stars are coming out of the wood work to support and campaign for their presidential pick.  Their fame has such a positive effect in the polls or we wouldn’t see famous faces right along side the candidates.  Obama has Oprah, Huckabee has Nick Nolte, Hillary has Roseanne (or at least her blog), [...]

January 14, 2008

Why Call Her Hillary? And What’s With the Crying Last Week?

After my recent post on the presidential race, my friend Lauren made some great comments.  One of which is “Why do we call Hillary by her first name?”  She expanded with some thoughts:

A dear friend of mine, who is very insightful, asked “why do we call Hillary by her  first  name and every one else running by [...]

January 11, 2008

My MOPS Girls

I’ve been in dozens of bible studies.  They’ve all been beneficial but some more than others.  Some I’ve trudged through only to find the gem in it all at the very end.  Others I almost count down the days until we can meet, grow, learn, and laugh once more.
Last night we had our MOPS bible study.  [...]

January 10, 2008

Voting Decisions- The Presidential Candidates

For months now the presidential candidates have been debating, slinging, campaigning, “borrowing” ideas from their colleagues, and for the most part– trying to convince voters that they should be the guy, or girl, for the highest job in the country.  Brett and I have been paying attention but haven’t been fully engaged in our search [...]

January 8, 2008

Defining Ourselves

I am constantly teaching my children.  Now that they are 4 and 2 I am particularly in the disciplinary trenches of my educational training. I am also in the academic world of pre-school skills.  Though it is extremely fulfilling for me to see my oldest learn how to put letters together and form words, I still [...]

January 7, 2008

Having More Children- A Confession

I am tired of everyone asking if we’re going to have more kids and I am tired of giving only half the truth when I reply.  So, here is as honest as I can be about having more kids.  I want more kids but I’m scared to death to venture down that road.  There, I [...]

January 4, 2008

To Believe or Not to Believe– in Santa. Part 2

Well- I know it has been some time since I’ve posted anything and at that I feel like I have a host of things to now share.  Hopefully, some of my insights will be worthwhile:)
If you recall, I posed the question that so many of Christians face when teaching their kids about Christmas— Do we [...]