Mom vs. the Dot: Making it COUNT!

GOD DOESN'T MAKE MISTAKES. I was sitting here this evening, worrying about things.  Things I can't change.  Things I cannot affect no matter what amount of effort I put into it. Stressing about stuff. Do you find yourself doing that? Yeah.  Me too.  All the time!! This evening, after stressing about things and reading information on the internet about stuff that may or may not happen,  I went out onto our back porch. I love to be outside and this was the perfect night to do it. Pitch black.  The stars are out.  A slight chill in the air. Ooh - there's the Big Dipper, the Arrow, and the one that looks like a "W!"   (Caseopeia?  Good thing we're studying constellations this year!) God laid out each of those stars in space in precise locations so we would have a guiding light, wherever we may be.  Explorers, sailors, hikers, and adventurers of all walks, from all over the world have depended on the nigh...

"Guys With Kids" on NBC - not since "Full House" has a show tried to bolster the image of dads in our culture.  Too bad it's been canceled.  Maybe American moms don't believe dads can do the job. Maybe it wasn't sleazy enough for prime time t.v. I am going to the store this evening, so that means hubby will be watching the children by himself for an hour or two. When our kids were little, I would run around preparing sippy cups and snacks, laying out extra outfits and diapering supplies.  I'd give instructions to my hubby about what he was to do with them during the time I would be gone. I was worried what might happen with our children while I was gone.  Not that they were in any danger.  That wasn't it.  I was worried that my dear husband wouldn't do things the way I   do them. Several years have passed and we've come to an understanding:  Daddies parent differently than mommies and that's okay. Mommy plans stru...