Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been categorized as “Mother Daughter Time”
A poet from Indiana named James Whitcomb Riley (1849-1916) probably coined the phrase, “When I see a bird that walks like a duck, swims like a duck, and quacks like a duck, I call that bird a duck.” This phrase has been used in numerous different situations to define the actions, practices, and appearances of both people and situations. This week …
At first glance, this chapter is a “how-to” chapter. And, oh, how I love a good “how-to” book! If you like “how-to books” too, in chapter 23 of The Companion Guide to Beautiful Girlhood I have some directions and suggestions for your daughter to do to help mold and define her Quiet Time. But, dear mom, this chapter is about so much more than …
C.S. Lewis once said, “You can never get a cup of tea large enough or a book long enough to suit me.” Yes, Mr. Lewis, you are sooo right! I am a reader; I come from a long line of readers, and my husband and I begat readers. In my home of origin, family history was passed down in the oral …
Hmmm, what do you do when your daughter suddenly, overnight has a crush on a tween-age heartthrob? Or, maybe she is not that into pop culture and her crush is on the cute boy at church? How is a mom supposed to handle this? It is tough! In my estimation, during this transitional time of her life, it is one of …
Just last week in our study of Beautiful Girlhood and The Companion Guide to Beautiful Girlhood, we talked about the awakening of the love nature in our little girls. It seems to happen overnight! It seems as though yesterday she was playing with dolls and the next day she has put her Barbie away and is thinking more and more about the …
Ouch! This chapter in Beautiful Girlhood and The Companion Guide to Beautiful Girlhood really hurts my heart. Not because my sweet daughter Laura was a girl who could not be trusted, because she was. But because I was the one who could not be trusted at this age. I groan when I read this chapter because it reminds me of the pain I most likely …
As little girls, we start trying on different identities very early while playing dress-up. Maybe we pretend to be a nurse, a teacher, a Mama, a doctor, or even a garden fairy. But, do we choose our life’s work, or does our life’s work choose us? Let me explain why I ask. After two years of marriage and two children, …
What is a consecrated life anyway? As I was praying about how to explore the Consecrated Life to you and your daughter, a simple song written by Frances R. Havergal entitled Take My Life kept repeating in my mind. The story that follows illustrates beautifully what a consecrated, devoted life is. Frances lived to only 46 years old but during her …
How often do you struggle with your heart? Oh, don’t act like you don’t know what I am talking about…I am talking about those naughty attitudes, nagging thoughts, and nasty little words that come slipping over your lips before you have a chance to stop them. When you have a chance to take a giant step back and objectively look at what just happened…you think “where …
May I be honest with you? I have yet to meet a girl or woman who is perfect and can boast of faultlessness. Yes, I have seen many that might appear extremely pretty on the outside with fashionable new clothing, a great hairstyle, polished nails, and ultra-white teeth. But, before the Lord, there is no amount of polish, hairspray, airbrushing, or …
