Monthly Archives: August 2016

Recently a friend gave a great talk in church and she made this comment:  “As children we came second in my family.  And that’s the way it should be.”  I loved this statement because I think too many couples get it backwards.  It’s so easy to let your children come between you and your spouseContinue reading “My Children Come Second in My Life–(and they know it)”

This morning (at the crack of dawn after two hours of sleep) we put our third son, McKay on the plane for his two year mission for our church.  It’s one of the most bittersweet experiences of being a parent I think.  You’re so grateful for the choices they are making, and yet so sadContinue reading “Crying In My Diet Coke”

Based on the readership and response I’ve received from my last post:” B- Parenting: When OK is Good Enough” we are stressed out!  Many of us are stuck in the perfectionism track and it’s slowly killing us.  Perfectionism is not simply the quest to do something really well.  Perfectionism involves setting unrelenting high expectations of ourselvesContinue reading “Why Perfectionism is Killing You”

Recently at a family gathering we coined a new phrase, “B- Parenting.”  It’s the concept that what we are doing as a parent might not be entirely perfect but it’s good enough.  Above average in fact if you consider a C grade as average.  Here’s some examples of B- Parenting: *Brushing off a dropped pacifierContinue reading “B-Parenting: When OK is Good Enough”