I have four cats. I know. I’m like a crazy cat lady. It makes sense, though, if you understand how they came to be with us. We promised our youngest kids kittens when we moved to Florida. And then another daughter said she kind of wanted one too. . .so we found a family a…
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Secrets of a Happy Family Part 2 -Who’s In Charge
Who’s In Charge? “Daddy, I want to go home now.” We were all in the frozen foods, trying to find veggies or waffles or ice cream without getting frostbite. The little girl standing a few feet away from me had her arms folded across her chest and her lip sticking out. “We have to finish…
Review of GRAY by Rachel Karns
Gray by Rachel Karns The world of e-publishing is new and still somewhat wild. There is limited regulation; anyone who can write a book can have it uploaded under one of the free e-pub services. The gatekeepers of the traditional publishing world—agents and editors—hold no sway here. That’s both good and bad, and this book…
Secrets of a Happy Family Part 1.5: Normal isn’t Normal
I have a confession to make. I am just back to writing articles after an extended hiatus (I was busy being a MOB—Mother of the Bride!). When I wrote the introduction to this series, I had a specific picture in mind, but I didn’t do a good of communicating it. I just might be a…
The Secrets of Happy Families
When you look at your life, the greatest happinesses are family happinesses.† ~Joyce Brothers Go to any restaurant—any family restaurant, that is—and take a look around. You can probably figure out pretty easily which familes are content and which ones are unhappy. Whether it’s the facial expressions, the screaming kids or the quarrelsome parents, it’s…
All Set for Learning {Homeschooling}
It’s almost impossible to escape the fact that it’s back to school time again. Nowadays the ads for new clothes and school supplies seem to begin at the Fourth of July. For homeschoolers, whether we’re launching another school year or continuing on a year-around adventure, this is a great time of year to get organized…
Taking Time for Mommy – Contributors (Tawdra)
With the exit of my blogging partner I decided to make a lot of changes. The first being going back to my original format I started with many years ago. Taking Time for Mommy started out as an online magazine for moms with multiple writers and that’s what I’m going back to. The first I…