A Thank-You Note to My Kids
Emily Post might cringe in her grave at all the mannerly blunders that pave my path. Despite the best of intentions, I find myself failing in proper etiquette more often that soaring. It’s not that my mother and grandmother didn’t teach me well… or that Miss Ela...
Table Talk – Excerpt from The Blessings of a B-Minus Mom
As always... I love to share what other moms have sent me. So, today's Table Talk is just that. I've included part of the article, but click here to read: NYT Motherlode's The Blessings of a B-Minus Mom by Lisa Belkin. The article is a mini-review of psychologist...
Retrofitting Normal
Sitting across the room from a medical professional, I reeled from the words nonchalantly floated my way. “I said to your child, ‘You’re not normal… Let’s work on that,’” His matter-of-fact manner, as if discovering a vitamin deficiency, stunned me. Watching all my...
Table Talk – Thoughts on the Election
For today's Table Table Talk, I hope you don't mind connecting over to our friend Janet Denison's husband. Jim writes a terrific blog on truth and culture (Denison Forum on Truth and Culture - connect and subscribe, such interesting commentary.) As could be expected,...
The Mother’s Bill of Rights
Sorry to have been MIA last week. We had quite the moving experience. (More on that later.) As we sit at the cusp of our nation's greatest privilege - exercising the right to vote - might we take a moment to consider our foundational rights. And while we do, let's...
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