Praying for our children and husbands

I find that a solid, consistent, uninterrupted prayer life is virtually impossible with small humans in the house.  But that’s just me.  Maybe I’m just easily distracted.  I suppose escaping to the closet, closing the door behind me and ignoring any pleas to be fed might be an option.  BECAUSE I’M PRAYING DARN IT!  Hmmm, [...]

Organized shmorganized

So with the new school year upon us, I’m trying to get myself into a better routine. Except that switching from an 11:30 pm bedtime/7:00 am wakeup time to a 9:30 pm bedtime/5:30 am wakeup time is easier said than done. Why I decide to undertake such a monumental task in the span of, oh, [...]

A people-pleasing parent. Not a good combination.

So I have this issue. (As if you didn’t know that.) I talked before about my people-pleasing tendencies, but now I’ve kicked it up a notch by having them WITH MY OWN CHILDREN. (Caps were probably not necessary there to get my point across because if you stop to think about it for any length [...]