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Patience, Kindness, Goodness?
One morning, I rounded the corner just in time to see five-year-old Cole give his baby brother, who was sitting peacefully at the top of the stairs, a big shove. By some miracle, Cade shot his pudgy little hand out and caught the railing before tumbling...
Sighs and Smiles
In the car yesterday, Younger grumbled about several things in a row. So, as I often do, I asked him to name ten things he was thankful for. He mentioned Older in at least half of his thanksgivings. "I'm thankful that Older plays Sorry! with...
My Last Child's First Day of Kindergarten
As I walked home from the bus stop with my big kindergartener, I asked rapid-fire questions: Was it fun? Who do you sit by? What did Mr. Neff say? Did you raise your hand? Who did you play with? Where did you sit on the bus? When my appetite for first...
Brotherly Love Bootcamp
When the bickering between Lindsay and Cole recently reached an all time high, Ken and I decided to enlist them in brotherly/sisterly love bootcamp: We made them share a room for a week. Lindsay had to descend from her private upstairs princess suite...