Author Archives: Shari Lynne
Letting Go of our Dreams for our Children
It’s a new school year and things will be a bit different for us. You see, our 17 year old daughter has decided not to go forward with playing Basketball. “Who cares!” yo...
Shari Lynne Aug 20, 2015
Don't Worry
Out my bedroom window today
As I spend time with my Lord and pray
I look up to see the trees so green
So tall in all their majesty
And in between each giant...
Shari Lynne Aug 13, 2015
Read the Labels First!
WARNING: This post contains information that could be considered inappropriate for some, in other words…TOO MUCH INFORMATION!
I’m pretty much known to my family as b...
Shari Lynne Aug 06, 2015
When You’re Wrong, You’re Wrong
I saw this sign the other day on Facebook and it made my blood sort of boil and I chuckled a little too, because it just happens to be a huge pet peeve of mine.
The sign said:
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Shari Lynne Jul 30, 2015
Are You Raising a Goody Two-Shoes?
My Daughter: “You know what Michelle called me at school? Right in front of everyone at the lunch table!”
Me: “No, what did she call you?”
My Daught...
Shari Lynne Jul 23, 2015
God Always Gets His Way and His Way is Always Right
Just in case you haven’t been following along, I’ve been working on instilling contentment in my teens and last week I suggested 6 activities that might help with this.
One of t...
Shari Lynne Jul 16, 2015
6 Ways to Teach Contentment to Teens
By the time our kids reach 16 and above I have this unrealistic expectation that they should be acting more like adults than kids. For the most part, I believe that if we treat our teens more ma...
Shari Lynne Jul 14, 2015
The Heart of a Discontent Teen
I picked one of my teen daughters up this morning from a friend’s house to go work at her older sister’s for the day. Job description: babysit and do chores.
She began to kind o...
Shari Lynne Jul 02, 2015
How Seasoned Moms Can Bless Younger Moms
I haven’t been watching my grandkids now for about 6 months…boo hoo. Now that I’m getting away from having such little ones around me every day, sometimes I forget what it is ...
Shari Lynne Jun 04, 2015
A Summer With God
Well, it’s about here – summer, that is. The kids will soon be out of school and the lazy days of summer will become long days with kids needing lots of attention and lots of ideas f...
Shari Lynne May 28, 2015