Tag: parenting
The arrival of a favorite ‘gift’
Eliza Blue recalls the morning her daughter was born, considering her to be the best Christmas present her family could ever wish for.
Enjoy every exhausting moment of motherhood
Eliza Blue ruminates on the beautiful and brutal time in her life when she was parenting very small children.
Be thankful for your upbringing
Being grounded to the earth, whether through the planting of a small garden or hundreds of acres of crops, is often seated in where we were born.
The beautiful blessing of a new baby
Despite a lifetime of medical struggles, Judith Sutherland's son Cort welcomes his second child, a 7-pound baby girl.
The challenges of being a sheep raising goats
Eliza Blue feels as if she is the sheep mother of two brilliant goats.
The carefree fun of grandparenting
Judith Sutherland revels in time spent with her granddaughter.
Raise good sports for a better society
Kym Seabolt reminds the too-intense sports parents: "We are, God willing, raising future adults. It is up to us as a society to model civilized behavior."
Approach life with the right attitude
If Judith Sutherland could give any piece of advice to parents of very young children, it would be to teach them to both win and lose gracefully.
Show and tell
Bryce Angell crafts a poem about his grandson's unique show-and-tell idea.
