Lyndsey

Saying No When You Want to Say Yes: The Delay of a Dream

I hung up the phone and cried some more. It stung. I'm not very good at saying "no" to things. I'm a "yes" girl. My dream seemed like it was crumbling. I had my...

Parenting Burn Out: Running the Race at a Steady Pace

It really wasn't a big deal. We had just rushed to get to my daughter's basketball game...and got there an hour early. We walked into the church where she was playing and after my...
Dating Your Son

Dating Your Son: Date Ideas to Bond with Your Boy

I have three boys in my life. I married one of them almost 14 years ago, and I gave birth to two of them in the past eight years. These guys have my heart....

The Baby Changes Everything

Yes, a baby changes everything. The baby of the babies definitely changes everything, especially parenting as I knew it. I am the oldest of three kids, so I don't know what it's like to be...
This Magic Santa Moment When Your Kids Still Believe

This Magic Santa Moment: When Your Kids Still Believe

"Mommy, Bobby said that parents are the ones who actually give us gifts on Christmas...not Santa." And just like that it began. This was the first of many conversations my children and I have had in...

A Mother Against Distracted Driving

Hi, I'm Lyndsey, and I'm a distracted driver. Confession: One Wednesday evening I was driving my three children to a church program. Wednesdays tend to be my family's busiest day of the week due to...

Where There’s a Will, There’s a Way

I remember it like it was yesterday. I can recall the public place we were at when my son threw an Armageddon tantrum. He was trying to figure me out. Will she bend? Will she...