by Lori Wildenberg | Sep 28, 2015 | Character Development, Communication, Entitlement, Joy, Uncategorized
We all want our kids to be happy.How often do we hear or say this phrase, “I just want my child to be happy” ?God enjoys joy. He cares about our happiness, our cheerfulness.He created us with the ability to feel good. To feel happy. The joy of the Lord is...
by Lori Wildenberg | Jan 13, 2014 | Holidays, Joy
“The table looks so small,” my daughter commented. Ya, true. Tom and I had just removed the two leaves from the table. We were able to cozily (is that a word?) seat twelve people around the table. Better to be squeezed together rather than use the...
by Lori Wildenberg | Jan 6, 2014 | Joy, Young Adult
My sink is full of dirty dishes. My dishwasher is full of clean ones. That’s today. By the time this post goes live, my dishwasher won’t need to run everyday and my sink will be empty.I love having a houseful of kids and a kitchen that proves it.I love...
by Lori Wildenberg | Oct 28, 2013 | Elementary-Aged, Joy, Preschooler, Toddler, Uncategorized
Kids are so great. They are so…so… unencumbered with normalcy. Maybe being a kid is a little like being untamed, wild…. before becoming socialized, tamed.Recently I was going through some old photos. They captured each of my kids various moods,...
by Lori Wildenberg | Jul 29, 2013 | Joy
I like to win. I don’t win very often but when I do….I let everyone in the vicinity know I WON! I’m not sure what it is but I really … really like to beat Tom (even if I don’t actually win, I’m happy if I have done better...
by Lori Wildenberg | Jul 22, 2013 | Joy, Self-Care
A laundry mat, a car wash, a greasy spoon, and the general store. The general store contains a gas station, restaurant, grocery aisle, and of course… three tubs of minnows. At the Pine Inn (the main restaurant in town), my cousin Karen has observed you can order...
