by Becky Thompson | Mar 28, 2014 | Infertility & Miscarriage, Most Shared, Trending Issues
Everyone loves a good prank. Well, everyone loves a well-executed, completely harmless, all-in-good-fun prank. What I have seen take place over the last few years on social media sites is none of those things. In the last few years, I have seen an all too common...
by Becky Thompson | Mar 6, 2014 | For Mommas, Most Shared
Before I was a mommy, I was a wonderful parent. I knew exactly how children should or shouldn’t behave. Had I been given the opportunity, I could have made all those loud fussy kids in the grocery store or restaurant stop throwing fits. After all, I was sure that when...
by Becky Thompson | Mar 4, 2014 | Marriage, Most Shared
It is not even daylight. The alarm goes off, and I nudge my husband to quickly dismiss it before it wakes our sleeping toddlers. I have been up at least three times in the night with two sick little ones. As I roll over and snuggle back under warm covers, he sits up...
by Becky Thompson | Feb 19, 2014 | Marriage, Most Shared
I met my husband at the mall. We don’t have some romantic story of being high school sweethearts. We won’t ever be able to say that we were introduced by mutual friends, or that we met at church camp when we were 15. There were no mysterious drinks sent...
by Becky Thompson | Nov 26, 2013 | Most Shared, Trending Issues
Our town holiday parade was a few nights ago. It is a fun way the community kicks off the holiday season. Businesses on main street stay open late as folks enjoy visiting with one another and window shopping. The parade floats throw candy to the kids sitting on the...
by Becky Thompson | Sep 30, 2013 | For Mommas, Most Shared
I push my babies on the swings in our backyard almost every night. Over the last few months, we have spent hours on those swings. I push, and they giggle and chat and sing and kick their little feet pretending to run through the air. I wouldn’t trade the time that we...