Last night my family enjoyed our weekly tradition of breakfast for dinner. As my boys were devouring their pancakes, I remembered the item I found…
I just walked out of the shower this morning when I heard my son sobbing in his room. I was surprised by this sound so…
One evening after the boys were in bed I walked into the kitchen to hear Chris muttering under his breath. When he spotted me he…
I recently received a request to write an example story demonstrating what it looks and sounds like to return to joy from disappointment. Ideally, I…
Sometimes my sons say hurtful words to each other. As we all know, words can hurt. Because my husband and I have little patience for…
The other night Matthew was feeling disappointed. While he tends to have a hard time with this melting pot of emotions that include some sadness,…
This evening ended peacefully with Matthew and Andrew working alongside each other. Andrew enjoyed helping big brother complete the 3-foot tall dinosaur robot that Matthew…
The other day Andrew was not doing what I asked him to do. He was repeatedly getting distracted from his task. I felt my frustration…
Just before bed last night I had an upsetting interaction with a friend. It was not a fight or an argument, but I was worried…