R U Here Yet: Why Texting is Good for the Family by Charlotte Siems A few years ago, text messaging on a cell phone seemed silly to me. What a dumb concept. Why would anyone text when they could just pick up the phone and call? I have definitely changed my tune. …
A text message from my daughter flashed on the phone screen. “Dinner at 6 at the Harmons.” Glancing at the clock, I saw that it was already 1:15 and I had completely forgotten about the dinner with several other families that was scheduled for that evening. We were supposed to bring chili and that was…
Caramel Apples: Dealing With the Unexpected in Life by Charlotte Siems If there’s such a thing as seasonal foods, caramel apples are one of them. They seem to go best with cool weather and Fall leaves. Homemade, that is. Eating a dark chocolate-covered caramel apple at Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory is appropriate at any…
You might know her. She lives in a world of chaos and disorder. Drama and domestic violence are her everyday surroundings. She shares a sparsely-furnished low-income apartment with various people who come and go. She’s never known anything different because she was born into this world of neglect and poverty, with distorted relationships and TV…
Teaching Sophie to read has been an unexpectedly joyful experience. We’ve only been at it for three weeks but her enthusiasm has continued unabated. She is our twelfth and last child, so this task is somewhat bittersweet and definitely an accomplishment, the last in a long line of phonics lessons and listening to “cat sat…
Excellence in All Things (Without Guilt) by Charlotte Siems Something new shows up in our life. We get excited about a new project or a certain part of our life. We pour ourselves into that volunteer position at church, or exhaust ourselves with a co-op class, while the laundry piles up and the…