Where Is the Fun in Parenting?

Happy Summer! This week at Rooted we are re-sharing some of our favorites. Enjoy these timeless truths during your break from the schoolday grind! My parenting frequently has an agenda. My desire to be intentional often comes across…

Redeeming Summertime With Our Kids

Happy Summer! This week at Rooted we are re-sharing some of our favorites. Enjoy these timeless truths during your break from the schoolday grind! Two years ago when my daughter graduated, I had a slight freak out over…

Summertime Blues: Sibling Love- Or Lack Thereof

Happy Summer! This week at Rooted we are re-sharing some of our favorites. Enjoy these timeless truths during your break from the schoolday grind! Prior to having children, I distinctly remember an outing with a friend and her…

The Seculosity of Parenting

As an Enneagram 3, I thrive off of productivity and achievement. The more I get done in a day, the better. Anything interfering with my agenda I see as opposition. And anything left on the to-do list at…

Fully Seen, Fully Known, and Fully Loved

My mother could take one look at me—literally one look—and know if something was wrong.  She could hear my voice on the phone and within ten seconds knew what kind of day I was having. When my mother…

What’s Driving Our Lawnmower Parenting?

Everything in me wants to email the teacher in charge of National Honor Society (NHS) at my son’s high school. Each student in NHS is required to perform twenty hours of school-specified volunteer work to stay eligible as…