My husband and I have eight children, four are married and one is engaged. We currently have eight grandchildren and one on the way. This...

Giving and receiving Christmas presents is fun and exciting! I’ve always cherished the anticipation and excitement of my children when...

I love all things cozy—fleece blankets, warm pjs, hot coffee, twinkle lights, scented candles, gently falling snow, and early morning...

Yes, my soul, find rest in God; My hope comes from Him. Truly He is my rock and my salvation; He is my fortress, I will not be shaken....

Today we wrap up our series on the Primary Symptoms of FASD by focusing on the individual’s strengths. Over the past ten posts I’ve...

We’ve covered a majority of the primary symptoms of Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder over our last ten blog posts. Today, we’ll dive...

“You can leave the scene of an accident and not get in trouble,” declared my volunteer fire fighter son after a late night fire call. He...

My family loves to play board games. Yahtzee is one of our favorites. Slava, my teenage son is a champ. We’ve bonded over countless rolls...

What do school fire drills, pep rallies, and barking dogs have in common? They are sudden loud intrusions that cause my son to become...

Last summer my sixteen year old son donned his bike helmet and announced he was going for a ride. We live on a dead end road in a rural...

“The bank just takes your money.” This was my teenage son’s adamant response to the suggestion he open a bank account. After graduation...

Does this happen to you: Your family is about to leave for an appointment, school, church, (you fill in the blank) and your kiddo can’t...

What were you thinking? Why would you do that? Why didn’t you finish everything I told you to do? Questions like these flew out of my...

“What were you thinking!” Have you ever thrown your arms up and spewed those words at your kiddo? I have. My child’s constant impulsive...

Remember the phrase, act your age, not your shoe size? Does anyone come to mind when you think of it now? Perhaps one of the children you...

Whew! What a whirlwind season. So much has happened since my last post. I’d love to reconnect and share an update with you. Speaking of...

Parenting teens with trauma—especially those prenatally exposed to alcohol or other substances—can be a rough road. The journey is often...

The path of parenting children with trauma and other challenges such as a Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) is riddled with...

Advent, means arrival and is a time to prepare for the coming of Christ. My hope is that each week leading up to Christmas I will help...

Advent, meaning arrival or coming is a time to prepare for the arrival of Christ. Each week leading up to Christmas I’d like to help...