Children are full of questions! God wants us to especially welcome our children’s questions about our faith. In fact, God instructs His people to establish traditions and build monuments so that future generations will be prompted to ask these important questions.
Read MoreSpring and Easter. A time of growth… growth in nature and also growth in our spirits. It thrills me to notice the green shoots poking out of the thawed spring soil when I catch a glimpse outside my window.
I get really excited about spring because it is so full of potential. And I am reminded that one of our greatest privileges as moms is to help our kids grow into their potential. But how do we do that?
Read MoreThe scent of hope is in the air. We finally turned the calendar to March. More vaccines are coming. A few more kids are going back to school. A few more places are opening. And despite recent windchills here below zero, the weather forecasters keep talking of Spring.
And the season of Lent is upon us. A strange season, in some ways. Dark, but infused with glimmers of light. Painful, yet promising. Bleak, yet not without hints of joy.
Read MoreI wasn’t sure what to make of the odd Valentine gift I received from my husband. I tried to hide my confusion and disappointment as I pulled out a cone-shaped piece of sports equipment. A wind sock, perhaps? I think my facial expression must have betrayed my true feeling because he quickly said, “You have to read the card.”
Read MoreJoy. Are you kidding me right now? You’re talking about joy, in January? In this January? In the midst of a pandemic that just won’t go away, a nation divided by political turmoil and racial unrest, and our personal and family lives upended by virtual schooling, quarantine fever, and just plain “overwhelm”? Amidst all this, joy seems quite unlikely. Even downright outrageous.
Read MoreI’ve been feeling a bit reflective lately. Partly because we are approaching the end of this calendar year, which brought a pandemic and so many other changes in our world. And partly because I celebrated one of those “milestone” birthdays this year . . . I turned fifty, y’all!
As I looked back on photographs taken during the year, I paused over the photo taken at my 50th birthday dinner. The necklace I wore was one that I received on my sixth birthday. My mom had taken six pearls from the strand she wore on her wedding day and had it made into a six-pearl necklace for me.
Read MoreSometimes our kids say it best. Recently our 5-year-old grandson Lachteen was asked at family prayers how his family could pray for him. His reply: “Just pray that this year will get over really fast.” In actual fact, Lachteen is having a pretty good year; the context of his answer was the immediate weather in Ireland, i.e., rain inhibiting his outdoor play. But yes, Lachteen, we know the feeling.
Read MoreLadies, you know how much I love the fall season here in New England. I love the crisp, cool air and the colorful foliage and the promise of a new school year. But, obviously, this year feels so different. Thankfully, the pandemic can’t steal the beauty of the fall foliage from us, but I fear that it may steal some of our joy about this season of new beginnings.
Read MoreWe know that many of you did not get to finish your Mom to Mom meetings in person this past year because of the pandemic. Several of the Mom to Mom board members are part of local MTM groups that also had to make a swift transition to virtual Mom to Mom meetings.
Read MoreAt Mom to Mom we often talk about the need to get other people “on your team” when parenting children. Kids just do better when they have other adults investing in their lives, whether it’s grandparents, youth group leaders, teachers, or coaches, etc. The global pandemic has forced many of us to isolate ourselves in our homes and it feels even more important to involve other trusted adults in the lives of our children. It is just too exhausting for parents to be all things to their children. However, the isolation in our homes makes it more challenging to connect with those other adults.
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