by Kim | Aug 11, 2018 | Balance, self-care, Uncategorized
What makes a child’s friendships healthy or unhealthy? My oldest son had two close friends throughout his childhood. He met them when he was five, and they are still friends today fifteen years later. My other children have had friends come and go because of...
by Kim | Jun 2, 2018 | Balance, Beatitudes, Radiant Faith, Summer Faith
Families today are buffeted on all sides by the gale forces of modern culture. We face innumerable distractions — some benign, some far from it. If we don’t guard our hearths, our homes can be consumed by relatively frivolous activities and amusements. This seems to...
by Kim | Apr 13, 2018 | Balance, self-care
“Parents have a unique responsibility to care for themselves so that they’re better equipped to care for the children and others placed in their care.” My children and I sometimes take a lazy morning drive down a country road up in the hills outside our...
by Kim | Feb 6, 2018 | Balance, Love
We have this great thirst for freedom because our fundamental aspiration is for happiness; and we sense that there is no happiness without love, and no love without freedom. This is perfectly true. Human beings were created for love, and they can only find happiness...
by Kim | Oct 30, 2016 | Balance
Motherhood is a profound blessing. We moms know it. But motherhood can, at times, bring us to our knees. A mom regularly faces sleepless nights, strained schedules, and the competing needs of her kids, her spouse, her extended family, her community, and finally...
by Kim | Aug 20, 2016 | Balance, Play, Radiant Faith
Family traditions give our kids a little life jacket in the often unsteady waters of childhood. As we approach the beginning of a new school year, it’s a great time to think of ways to honor our child’s big step in starting a new grade and offer a nod to the...
