Lora Lynn
A Time-Out Chair For Big People
Is there a time-out chair in your house? I send my kids to a certain spot until I've calmed down and have a minute to deal with them…and so they can chill out before I get there.
But where do the grown-ups go when they need a time-out?
Several years and several children ago, my husband [...]
Lady In Waiting
We're waiting on a baby to arrive in our house. And with four little ones already under-foot, you can imagine the complications that arise. I try to do "just a little project" so I can stay busy and not lose my mind. Then the kids act like… kids. I get tired quicker than I planned, [...]
Vending Machine Theology
If I could erase one phrase from my children's vocabulary, it would be I want. We're working on helping them ask for things with a "May I have … please," but in the meantime, my world is full of I-wants. They start the moment they wake up–
I want a drink.
After a long stare from me–
Please.
I [...]
Words To Dwell On
Finally, brethren, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right,whatever is pure,whatever is lovely, whatever is of good repute, if there is any excellence and if anything worthyof praise, dwell on these things.
Phillippians 4:8 (NASB)
How, in the middle of the insanity that is life, are we supposed to "dwell on these things"? [...]
Finding Time For Prayer
Have you ever told someone you'd pray for them and then walked away and completely forgotten?
James 5:16b says "pray for one another, that you may be healed."
On the surface, it shouldn't be too difficult to squeeze in a moment or two for prayer. But we all know it's not that simple. Life [...]
So How Come The Paparazzi Aren't At My House?
There are situations unique to having multiples. Unless you've stood in the driveway, arms full of two (or more) carseats, a purse and a diaper bag, keys dangling from your mouth, only then realizing you're incapable of opening a car door, you can't understand.
Whenever I read about a celebrity mom who is expecting twins, I [...]
Up For Air
Coherent is just a state of mind.
I find coherence to be highly overrated.
As a busy wife and mom, I can go an entire day without thinking much of anything beyond my list of tasks and when was the last time I took the three-year-old to the potty. At the end of a [...]
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