By Small and Simple Things
I love old recipe books - the way the women used words like lard and sugar with such abandon. You find recipes on how to pickle your...
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Finding Joy in Motherhood
Be Kind to Yourself, Embrace the Good and Find Joy in the Everyday.
Packing Up
I lean my face lower and lower over the opened Bible until I can feel the thin pages on my skin. From deep in my lungs, I draw breath. In...
Living the "Sue Life"
“There is a winner and a loser, and occasionally we lose. (hold for a signature Sue dramatic pause) But then we rise again.” On the...
Best Friends Day
Friends. Since the time we are old enough to be aware of others, we are searching for friends. When we are a little older, friends can...
"Mom Hugs", Science, and the Top Five Benefits of Hugs!
My son Michael from time to time will ask for a "mom hug." What is the difference between a hug and and a "mom hug"? Well, sometimes the...
The Power of Chores- Podcast Extra
If you were to look up the word “chore,” you’d find many forms of the same definition: “Chores are tasks that are viewed as boring or...
Say Something Nice
“If you can’t say something nice, don’t say anything at all.” I heard this a lot growing up. And as much as I agree with this age-old...
Words I Never Thought I Would Say
Borrowing one of my favorite lines from an “American Idol” contestant cut from the competition: “What just happened here?” That is the...
You Are The Best Mom Your Kids Ever Had
My son Michael tells me, “You are the best mom I ever had.” Every time he tells me that, I smile. I’ve thought a lot about that sentence....
Creative Mothering: How Reality Can Exceed our Expectations
My dad was Mr. Ewing, the art teacher. He would visit all the schools in the district, bringing fun projects to our classes for...
Mister Rogers -The Answer is Always Love
Me to my child: “I love you.” Child: smile Me: “Do you know why I love you?” Child: “Why?” Me: “Because you are you.” This was a common...
You Can't Choose Your Children's Memories
An excerpt from One Mom to Another: Be Kind to Yourself, Embrace the Good, Find Joy in the Everyday. A few years ago, my daughter...
The Sacredness of Now
(excerpt from "One Mom to Another"- A Mighty Work.) I once gave a talk in a women’s conference with the theme, “With Joy Wend Your Way.”...
Why Can't You Just Get Along ?
We were driving from Ohio to Indiana in a blinding rainstorm. Rich had a new job and I was driving the children to meet him and look for...
Loss
An excerpt from my book, One Mom to Another. Dayne taught me we are all the same. As a young man, Blake completed two years of missionary...
All Women Are Superheroes
I have always enjoyed superheroes. I mean, they are “super” and they are “heroes.” When I was in the fifth grade, my friends, Mickey,...
Reframe our Measure of Success
(Excerpt from the chapter "That Time I Shut the Day Down") Most years, Rich takes our children, William, Eric, Daniel, Caroline and...