When we were raising our three kids I/we were very intentional about teaching them all the things we felt they needed to know in order to be prepared for their adult life.  We discussed life situations and the best way to handle them,  and as each one left home we...

“Every girl needs her daddy.” My cousins and I were on a road trip to Wisconsin and at some point during our fun and conversations one of my cousins said the words written above.  When she said those words it burned a hole in my soul.  My dad and I were in a very bad...

For those of you who don't know me I am the youngest child in our family. Steven is the oldest and is married to Ashley with three kids (Payton (8), Cooper (6), and Finley (3)), Dylan is married to Nikki with Eli (2) and baby girl due in two weeks, and I am the...

Do you ever feel like some of your dreams are on hold because your life is entrenched in - kids? Maybe it occurs to you that some of your God given gifts are not even being utilized? Maybe sometimes you wonder what you might have accomplished if you weren't drowning...

I had another baby.  My oldest son has three kids, my daughter just had a baby girl named Reese Jacklyn (yes, Jacklyn is my full name and it does a Momma's heart good to have a child bear her name) - and my middle son is due to have their first baby on June 1st. Our...

Well...ah...(clearing my throat)...this blog isn't exactly written by Ashley.  Yes...I totally stretched my title.  Ashley is my daughter-in-law and I am taking the liberty of compiling a list of parenting tips based on the things I have observed as  I have watched...

My daughter was married 2 1/2 years ago.  During the wedding reception her brothers performed a wedding rap for their bridal toast.  They aren't exactly the singing and dancing type of guys - but for their sister they would do almost anything.  They practiced for...

My husband and I are a little pathetic...lately we have been watching old reruns of the show Family Ties.  For those of you who know Michael J. Fox - you might also remember him as Alex P. Keaton.  Alex is an ultra-conservative Republican and Meredith Baxter Birney...