Saturday, August 15, 2015

Things I Love About My Kids #2 - Their Generosity (When I Least Expect It And Most Need It)

My kids definitely have their selfish moments, with us their parents and with each other, but they also each have an amazing generosity of spirit. Alyx's preschool teacher repeatedly told us about Alyx's predilection for helping. If a classmate was upset or worried, she would hug them and talk to them comfortingly. One of her classmate's mothers spoke to me and my husband gratefully about Alyx helping...

Wednesday, August 12, 2015

Things I Love About My Kids #1: They Love My Singing

In an effort to focus more on the positive, I'm starting a series of "Things I Love About My Kids." That way, when they're being holy terrors, I can read this and find some kind of balance. So here's #1: they love my singing. I'm not sure why my singing is so very bad. It's not like I don't practice; I love to sing and always have. But I also have to admit that my enthusiasm for singing has...