How To Choose Your Relatives
How To Choose Your Relatives
by Gina Valley
You can’t choose your relatives.
Or…can you?!?!
I’ve been a fan of Eli Pacheco’s Coach Daddy Blog, and the wonderful community he has there, for ages, so I was honored and excited when he gave me the opportunity to do a guest post for Coach Daddy.
Join me over at Coach Daddy Blog to laugh about choosing our relatives.
When To Forget
When To Forget
by Gina Valley
Forgiveness is a beautiful thing.
There’s nothing like it.
We all mess up. I’m practically Olympian in my mess up skills. Knowing that my mess ups are forgiven is my saving grace.
I often have trouble forgiving myself for my mess ups. Knowing that people who love me and the God who made me forgive my many,
There’s One Thing NO ONE Will Do For Their Family
There’s One Thing NO ONE Will Do For Their Family
by Gina Valley
We’ve all said it.
Especially we parents.
“There’s nothing I wouldn’t do for my family. Nothing.”
Hmmm.
“I’d take a bullet for my family. I’d step in front of a knife to save them. I’d scale a mountain. Swim an ocean. Anything.”
“There’s nothing I wouldn’t do for my family.”
Sure there is.
She’s Standing On My Last Nerve!!!
She’s Standing On My Last Nerve!!!
by Gina Valley
One of my teens has such a big case of the Woe-is-me’s this week that I think I should get her a backpack to help carry it.
Everything, everything, is a problem for her this week.
To say that my patience is waning is such an understatement that it’s almost a lie.
DadSpeak
DadSpeak
by Gina Valley
I don’t know if you’re aware of this, but the detail oriented scientist in me has observed that dads and moms have some differences.
Perhaps you’ve noticed.
For example, around our house, mom (me!) includes something green with every meal she prepares, even if it’s just chocolate kisses in green foil wrappers.
Dad (The Professor), on the other hand,