“Can I help you, Mommy?” That is the question I get almost every time I enter the kitchen to make a meal or dessert. There is a part of me that is elated and another part of me that would rather not bother. If I allow little hands to interfere than my task will take longer and result in a mess only a two year old can make. Too often, I find myself turning down my little helper in waiting while I rush to get the cooking done. I hardly look up when I turn her or her siblings down. … Continue reading →

There I stood. I stood contemplating which cart I should choose for that day’s shopping quest. That’s where it all began. I relive this moment in my mind wishing the chance to go back and listen to better judgment and select old faithful. Why is it sometimes so easy to depart from our better judgment. For once I’d like to walk hand in hand, side by side, arm in arm with my better judgment. Sadly, I left my better judgment and walked off into Kroger alone. I selected the car cart. Yes, the car cart…the envy of toddlers and preschoolers … Continue reading →