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Garbage In….Garbage Out!

February 18, 2015advice for parents, encouragement for mom, mom, mom of toddlers, motherhood, new moms, Parentingadvice for moms, children, encouragement for moms, garbage, music, new homeschooling mom, Parenting, raising children, teens, television, video gamesT.W. Allgaier

Philippians 4:8 “Finally, brothers and sisters, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable–if anything is excellent or praiseworthy–think about such things.”

Children are impressionable. I promise.

I will never forget my love for watching soap operas as a young mom. I kept them on during the daytime hours. The boys were small and as I changed diapers, gave baths, did laundry, dishes, dusting, lunch, dinner…..I kept the television on. After all, the boys were little and did not pay attention, right?

Wrong! Continue reading Garbage In….Garbage Out! →

Mom, I’m Staying with you Forever!

February 11, 2015encouragement for mom, mom, mom of toddlers, motherhood, Uncategorizedadvice for moms, encouragement for moms, raising childrenT.W. Allgaier

I knew it would happen. I couldn’t stop it. Well, technically, I could have…but that would have been so wrong. Wait a minute…there would never be a girl good enough for either of my boys!

Alas, my sons grew up, fell in love and got married.

Both of them. And the girls have the same name. The same first name, can you believe it? This has proven a bit confusing, yet a bit convenient for me. If I say the wrong name, I really haven’t messed up!

“Mommy, I am going to stay and live with you forever and ever.” “Oooh, yuck…I don’t like girls.” “Mom, he is acting so weird since he got a girlfriend, I will never act like that.” “Momma, I am going to marry you when I grow up.” “Mommy, here is the Valentine I made just for you!” Continue reading Mom, I’m Staying with you Forever! →

Don’t Wish It Away

February 5, 2015advice for parents, children growing up, encouragement for mom, mom, motherhood, Parentingadult children, cheerios, children, encouragement for moms, moms, raising children, wish, young momT.W. Allgaier

Children really do grow up

Just an observation.

I thought I would crunch Cheerios under my feet for decades. And I knew I would never get to be in the bathroom alone.

And get a good’s night sleep ever again? Never…they were babies, and forget about the driving years! Sleep evades you when waiting up for one to make curfew!

But look what happened. Continue reading Don’t Wish It Away →