Speaking Their Language

Have you ever noticed that when we talk to a cute animal, whether a dog, cat, or other adorably-faced critter, our voices tend to go higher than normal? Or maybe that’s just me and my teenagers. Still, I have noticed that when we talk to an infant, we also tend to...

Escaping the Quicksand

When overwhelm settles over you and starts pulling you into its grasp, it can feel a lot like those old television shows where someone fell into quicksand and their efforts to escape only tended to make them sink faster. For those of you not quite as old as me, and so...

Parenting: A Lifelong Learning Journey

If you’re a parent, you know; if you’re not a parent, you were at one point a child, then a tween, then a teen, so, still, you know. You know that sometimes, no matter how old you are, you just need your mama. Nothing and no one else will do. For example, I remember...