Author Archives: LASM

Laughing At Spilled Milk: A Skyping Adventure

Posted on February 7, 2012 by LASM

Oh my good golly, I just did my first ever Skype talk! Yes, a wonderful, beautiful, intelligent woman with fantastic taste found my website and invited me to speak for her MOMSNext group in Michigan. Ah, the wonders of the … Continue reading →

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Dear Me, about Protecting Your Kids…

Posted on February 2, 2012 by LASM

“(Love) always protects.” – 1 Corinthians 13:7 Dear Me, Remember when you held our oldest for the first time. He was so beautiful, flawless, innocent.  There was not a single physical or emotional scar on him and your strongest desire … Continue reading →

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Laughing At Spilled Milk: I Am My Own Grandma

Posted on January 7, 2012 by LASM

My dad is married to my mother-in-law. Let that sink in a moment. Picture this: it’s 1989 and I’m seeing a man who can only be described as my dream guy.  Compatible life goals, personality, red hair – the complete … Continue reading →

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Dear Me: About Kids and Faith

Posted on December 21, 2011 by LASM

“And that ends round 2 between Jesus of Nazareth and Voldemort of Great Britain!” – Johnathan Durbin Dear Me, OK, let’s take a break from 1Corinthians to talk about the expectations you have about your kids’ faith in the Jesus … Continue reading →

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Dear Me: About Envy

Posted on December 9, 2011 by LASM

“Envy comes from people’s ignorance of, or lack of belief in, their own gifts.” Jean Vanier “(Love) does not envy.” 1Corinthians 13:4 Dear Me: About Parental Envy, It’s so easy when you are holding your beautiful newborn in your arms … Continue reading →

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Laughing At Spilled Milk: Franken-oven

Posted on December 1, 2011 by LASM

This past July my most prized culinary possession – the convection oven – was killed by lightening.  Seriously, lightening hit our house and fried our range. It is a miracle that this was all that perished. Now, I would love to … Continue reading →

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Dear Me: About Kindness, Part Two

Posted on October 26, 2011 by LASM

Deliberately seek opportunities for kindness, sympathy, and patience.” – Evelyn Underhill “Love is Kind.” 1Corinthians 13:4 Dear Me, OK, last time we defined parental kindness by looking at what it is not: envious, boastful, proud, rude, selfish, easily angered and … Continue reading →

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Laughing At Spilled Milk: Night of IKEA

Posted on October 21, 2011 by LASM

(OK, yes, this post is pretty long – about double my usual length – but the experience documented below felt much, much longer) I’ve been putting off writing about this because to do so I am forced to relive the … Continue reading →

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Dear Me, About Kindness…

Posted on October 7, 2011 by LASM

“He who sows courtesy reaps friendship, and he who plants kindness gathers love.” – Saint Basil “Love is Kind.” 1Corinthians 13:4 Dear Me, About Kindness… We parents don’t talk a lot about kindness because it’s sort of an understood. However, … Continue reading →

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Laughing At Spilled Milk: Scrapbooking

Posted on October 4, 2011 by LASM

OK, so I don’t scrapbook. Never saw the point.  Not only did I not have the time when the kids were growing up, but there was NO WAY I could have justified it to Troy, my thrifty Scotsman. “Hey baby, I’m going … Continue reading →

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Dear Me, About Mom Anger

Posted on September 28, 2011 by LASM

“Love is not easily angered; does not fly off the handle” – 1 Corinthians 13:5 “Anger is a short madness.” – Horace Dear Me, Mom anger is an uncomfortable but important topic for us to discuss. Statistically, it holds more potential … Continue reading →

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Dear Me, About Patience Part Two

Posted on September 21, 2011 by LASM

“Love is Patient.” 1Corinthians 13:4 “There are two cardinal sins from which all others spring: impatience and laziness.” – Franz Kafka Dear Me, So, its 4pm Christmas Eve 1996 and the entire extended family will be descending upon your home … Continue reading →

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Dear Me, About Patience…

Posted on September 14, 2011 by LASM

“Love is Patient.” 1Corinthians 13:4 “You can learn many things from children;  how much patience you have, for instance.” – Franklin P. Jones Dear Me, Everyone knows that parents need patience so I ‘m not writing to you of the … Continue reading →

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Dear Me: So What is Parental Love?

Posted on August 13, 2011 by LASM

“The kids who turned out great knew they were loved.” – Aunt Louise Dear Me, What does it mean to love your child?  Well, Let’s look at what this kind of love – the kind that helps a kid turn … Continue reading →

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Dear Me, about the secret to a successful child…

Posted on July 30, 2011 by LASM

Dear Me, So I promised to tell you the secret to bringing up a child successfully.  Today’s the day.  Mostly. More than a decade ago, when the kids were all still pretty young, I had lunch with our dear Aunt … Continue reading →

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