Burnt Offerings: Wrecked and Restored
One day I was on our computer and these “pop-ups” started showing up on the screen of scantily clad women and advertisements for adult websites. My eyes couldn’t even focus on them, it was so jarring. James was sitting right there on the couch in our little apartment, and I said, “what in the world is all this?” He played dumb at first, and then his face quickly changed from denial to guilt as his eyes traveled down to the floor and his head fell in shame. I don’t remember the details of the rest of that day very well, but I’m pretty sure we didn’t have a rousing round of Chinese Checkers that night. READ ON...
an Open Door: The Leading Lady
It happened at the restaurant tucked away in the back of the second floor of the John Wannamakers Department Store, to the right of the fine china registry. Its pale blue walls and pink vinyl booths were designed to look like the inside of a Victorian stagecoach. I neither remember the name of the restaurant nor the woman whose words have lingered through more than thirty years since she spoke them over the chef salad she placed before me on my white paper place mat.
“Sweetie, you’re so pretty. What’s your name?” READ ON....
“Sweetie, you’re so pretty. What’s your name?” READ ON....
Dancing Skeletons: Don't Blink When Raising a Teenager
You are in charge of a minor. That means if you don’t want your kid to get a lip ring at the age of 14, guess what - you don’t have to to let them. Not to mention, you don’t have to drive them there, pay for it, then walk defeatedly though the mall while they trounce ahead of you with their underpants (that you also paid for) hanging out of their jeans, screaming at you to give them more money for ice cream.
Here’s a starter script for you: “Sorry Jr, I know you want a spike poked through your cheek and a tattoo of tears dripping down your cheek, but hey, it’s not me who made the rules. Write your congressman. (Or text, I know, I know - I’m cool like that).” READ ON (if you dare)
Here’s a starter script for you: “Sorry Jr, I know you want a spike poked through your cheek and a tattoo of tears dripping down your cheek, but hey, it’s not me who made the rules. Write your congressman. (Or text, I know, I know - I’m cool like that).” READ ON (if you dare)
Author Interview: Parenting the WholeHearted Child
About the book: "With authenticity, conviction, and a lively sense of humor, Jeannie guides parents on a transformative journey into raising wholehearted—not perfect—children, who live from the freedom found in being wholeheartedly loved (and liked!) by God."
Here's what Kathie Lee Gifford had to say about the just released Parenting the Wholehearted Child (with a forward by Elisabeth Hasselbeck who recently chatted about the book on the Rachael Ray Show): "Rarely do I ever find myself agreeing with everything I read in a book. But Parenting the Wholehearted Child is the book I wish I'd written. Jeannie has given parents a profound gift within its pages."
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Here's what Kathie Lee Gifford had to say about the just released Parenting the Wholehearted Child (with a forward by Elisabeth Hasselbeck who recently chatted about the book on the Rachael Ray Show): "Rarely do I ever find myself agreeing with everything I read in a book. But Parenting the Wholehearted Child is the book I wish I'd written. Jeannie has given parents a profound gift within its pages."
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