HeARTtalk – Healing Through Art and Story
with Tracey Michae'l
“Saw these at the bank today and was instantly transported to the back seat of my Daddy’s car, where my mother, brother and I would sit, waiting for Daddy to finish cleaning banks. A red or orange sucker was always in his big, beautiful hands when he finished—the perfect thank you to us for …
I’d forgotten that I’d left my blinds open when I woke up that morning. The light streamed into my window and after a yawn and a stretch, I found myself staring into the most amazing sunrise I’d seen in a long time. Red and violet streaked across the horizon. The slow rise of golden light …
Continue reading "The Sun Won’t Wait For You: Lessons in Being Present"
Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it. – Proverbs 22:6 NKJV *removes halo* I promise you, for the entire 38.2 weeks I was pregnant with K, anytime someone would mention this scripture in an effort to give me parenting advice, …
Continue reading "Settling into Motherhood: Training Up A Child In The Way He Should Go"
(originally published on MyBrownBaby.com) Long before Adrian Peterson’s story hit the news, my hubby and I have been wrestling with the whole to spank or not to spank argument. Both of us grew up with parents who believed whole-heartedly in the doctrine of “spare the rod, spoil the child.” (Although some believe the use of …
Continue reading "A Better Way: Wrestling With All This “New Fangled” Discipline"
I have a very hard time trusting God with my child. Yeah, I know how that sounds. Hey, I’m the first to admit that I’m no Hannah. Who’s Hannah? Hannah was a woman in the bible who begged God to remove her barrenness—okay, so maybe I’m a little like Hannah—and in exchange, agreed to …
Continue reading "[MyBrownBaby] The Problem with Parenting From Your Own Pain"
About a month ago, I began writing a weekly column for what I believe is one of the best sites for mommies on the web: Denene Millner's MyBrownBaby.com. This week, I'm linking over to some of my work over there. Enjoy! After months of worrying whether my baby girl would “stick” or not (because of …
Continue reading "[Faith and Motherhood] – My New Column over at MyBrownBaby"
HeARTtalk - Healing Through Art and Story 