Can Dad Relinquish the Wheel? Teaching through Lack of Self Control
This past weekend found us in Waco Texas to celebrate Number 1’s graduation from Baylor University. It was a great weekend with family....
An Ode to Mother’s Day…I Can Do Anything Better Than You!
I hate to admit this one, but I really do need to confess. Last night, after a discussion with my dear husband of near 25 years, I...
From First Steps to the Walk of Pomp and Circumstance
It is graduation season, and we have two in the house this year – one from college and one from high school! Number 1 and Number 3 have...
Top 10 Tips: Stay at Home Dad Wisdom
I am getting old. Number 1 is graduating from college next month and then a week later, Number 3 is graduating from high school. That...
Wise Wisdom When I Was Willing
We have come to the point in life when we turn to the kids for advice, and not just about modern technology and social media, but real...
Milestones, Memories and Moving On
So this week, there were a number of firsts in the Reed-Becker family. Number 1 is graduating from college next month and this week she...
Taking Home the Trophy for Kindness
I got caught up in the hype, and reinforced the competitive spirit that I was tying to soothe. After a dose of self-reflection, I...
Home Run for Me Puts Wife’s Game Into Extra Innings
Our year of weekly blogging about our life and our book, ZagZig Parenting, went by with little celebration on our part, and as I write...
I Miss the One Who Thought of Me as Just Another B@!ch!
So, it happened. It was something I had been dreading for some time, and I could not have anticipated more than twelve years ago, when...
Even Teens and Young Adults Have Priceless, Precious Moments
We all talk about and live through the teenage-to-young adults moments that make us as parents roll our eyes or unleash our tongues –...
