Seated at a table for dinner -- a family of four strangers would be our company for the evening. This precious Tennessee restaurant off the beaten path of a winding road held the promise of a home cooked meal and live country music. Kind formalities and introductions were exchanged followed by a dash of awkward silence. My girlfriend and I … [Read more...]
Empty Nest – Strategies to Help Your Kids Take Flight
It's not often I share a review about two amazing books in the same week. Apparently, this is your lucky day. Empty Nest--Strategies to Help Your Kids Take Flight is a book you'll want to have in your mom-library. Author, Marci Seither, is a writer I know personally and recommend highly. Here's just a tiny morsel from her back cover: ‘All … [Read more...]
Searching for Sanity AND a Giveaway!
There's a new book in town and you're going to want to get it. Searching for Sanity- 52 Insights from Parents of the Bible is a year-long companion for any mom in need of some wisdom and encouragement. I guess that makes ALL OF US, right? I'm so grateful to be able to share this with you! It's ONLY .99 cents all this week! Author, Lindsey … [Read more...]
Holy Carriage or Coffin?
You know that myth about writers not showering and staying in their pj's while surviving on coffee and cold cereal? All true. My family hasn't had my full attention in days. Laser focus only exists when I'm looking at my Word document. Even if you do catch a glance from me, my thoughts are entangled around words or solid points I want to lay … [Read more...]
Comparison – Poison of the Heart
This week I've been struggling. You'd think having a book deal would put me over the moon, right? It did at first. It really did. Then I began writing and comparing. I told myself, You're online to gather solid statistics and noteworthy New York Times articles to cite for this book. Research. That's what you're doing. Sure, it began … [Read more...]
Click Below and Join the Mean Mom Team!
Want to join the Mean Mom Facebook Group? If you haven't been added yet, here's your opportunity. Just click HERE and I'll make sure to add you. LOTS of you gals have "Like"d this blog post. I'm not able to add you from there but I can from HERE. I'll be working this weekend at getting all you girls included. If you haven't been added by … [Read more...]
Join the Mean Mom Team!
If you saw my post yesterday on Facebook you know I was dancing in my sweat pants over here. "The Mean Mom's Guide to Raising Great Kids" has been contracted. How cool is that? For years, I've been thinking of putting together something fun and encouraging for all of us sweet moms who struggle at laying down boundaries with our adorable little … [Read more...]
Is Your Faith an Act?
There's quite a bit going on in the Kraft household these days. Paul just finished his year of law school to satisfy the Tennessee Bar here. And, may I just add the praise report that we were able to do this without acquiring student loan debt? Um, yeah, that's just huge. Praise God! I recently submitted my book proposal to a pub … [Read more...]
A Change in the Weather
Before our family moved from California to Tennessee, I looked up their weather, a lot. You can’t imagine how many people warned me, “You’re going to hate the heat there. Ugh, humidity. I hear there are tornadoes and flooding. The winters are brutally cold.” Many of these same folks had never even stepped foot on Tennessee soil. Still, I heeded … [Read more...]
Our Amazing Grace
Customize a free photo slideshow Grace Anne. Our baby girl and child number three in the Kraft-kids pecking order. We're celebrating her fifteenth birthday today. Her name means “grace full of grace” and it fits her perfectly. This sweetie-pie was born on a Saturday in January and at 1:18 Pacific Time she took her rightful place in my … [Read more...]
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