Recently, my daughter’s ballet school had their annual Nutcracker performance. I volunteered to help the girls backstage for the dress rehearsal and first performance, expecting that I could sit and watch the second show. However, only one other mom had volunteered, and when no one showed up to help her for the second show,
When I was preparing to begin homeschooling, I knew that I would need some kind of curriculum, school supplies, a plan and a method. However, once I was in the thick of it, I realized there was one area where I was desperately unprepared: setting boundaries. Years ago, a Christian counselor recommended a book
Recently, as we were en route to a camping trip, my six-year-old wondered how much longer the ride would take. Instead of asking, “Are we there yet?” she said, “How much more time until we reach our destination?” My husband and I chuckled at her choice of words, but we weren’t surprised. In addition,
