: About Me

I am a wife, mother and preschool teacher. My daughter is 8 years old and absolutely the light of my life. I chose to take the year off from teaching to spend time with my family and help my dad who was battling cancer. My dad has since had surgery and testing and he is working toward living cancer free! (Amen!) This year has given me many opportunities to grow spiritually, mentally and emotionally and has helped me get back to my true hearts desire of writing.

I love to read, write, scrapbook, plan and cook meals, and spend time with my family. I very much enjoy participating in an international Bible study called Bible Study Fellowship. They have classes all around the world where people from any age, nationality, gender and style can come together to study the Bible. All classes study the same lesson each week, no matter where they are. It has truly been the most spiritually uplifting Bible study I have ever participated in and I highly recommend searching for one in your area if you are the least bit interested in a very good study of God's word.

I am a Christian woman and I am doing my best to live my life for Jesus. That does not, however, mean that I do not continue to mess up plenty in my life. I have accepted that being close to God helps me to make decisions that suit my life according to His plan, but I am still and will forever be a work in progress.

My passion is ...

education and writing

I know too much about ...

myself - self-awareness is not all it's cracked up to be ;)

My parents always told me ...

not to let things bother me so much

My childhood ambition ...

was to be a doctor or a writer... 1 out of 2 isn't bad!

My favorite memory ...

too many to pick just one... today I'd say the family Spring Training baseball game with Dad, brother and our families

Why I write ...

it keeps my head clear

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

my daughter grow

My first job ...

Domino's phone girl

My best moment ...

the day I become a mom

My inspiration ...

my oldest friend, Sam

Parenting & Pregnancy > Problems Parents Face How to keep your child from using profanity

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Profanity is used every day by all sorts of people. Our children are going to be exposed to it sooner or later. As parents, we should be teaching our children how vulgar foul language is. To keep them from using it, there are several things we can do. * Avoid using it yourself * Ignore it when very young children parrot words back * Instruct older children about the inappropriateness of profanity * Set clear family morals regarding language * Use consequences when family rules are blatantly disobeyed * Demonstrate your disappointment in foul language, from anyone's mouth - Avoid foul langu...

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