Archive for the ‘Parenting & Families’ Category

Do You Want Fries With That?

Thursday, January 11th, 2007

Tim McGraw sings a country song “Do You Want Fries With That?” It’s actually a very funny song in some ways. He talks about working this second job at a local fast food place and he hears a familiar voice through the speaker. It’s his ex-wife’s man ordering happy meals. The man drives up in […]

The Best Christmas Gift

Monday, December 25th, 2006

It’s 8:30 on Christmas morning. Many presents have already been given and received by now…especially by excited children around the world. Some were expensive, some were not. Many were store bought. Some are handmade. Others are basic food items or clothing hard to come by in normal times. So what’s the best gift you ever […]

Through the Eyes of a Mother

Friday, December 22nd, 2006

No one knew the real truth but her. She could hardly believe it herself. After all, one day she was a carefree young lady working in a school teaching young children and the next day she had a heavy burden and responsibility placed on her that even she could not fathom. If she hadn’t experienced […]

We’ll Leave the Lights on For You

Wednesday, December 20th, 2006

You’ve probably heard the hotel/inn commercial saying “We’ll leave the lights on for you.” It’s a cute little saying that has stuck with many of us these past few years. There’s a story about an innkeeper and his wife who ran a Mom and Pop business. It was full the night a desperate couple came […]

My Father’s Eyes

Tuesday, December 19th, 2006

Amy Grant sang a song some time ago entitled “My Father’s Eyes.”   She says she may “not be every mother’s dream of her little girl” and that her “face may not grace the mind of everyone in the world.” She continues by saying that she hopes, when people look inside her life, she hears […]