Teresa D. Glenn

What We Do For Our Kids

Tomorrow we're driving 8 hours to move our daughter into her new dorm. So far it's been a 2-day ordeal - and we haven't even left yet. What we do for our kids! My friend was right where she wanted to be, spending her final vacation days helping her daughter prepare to move. This is my fifth trip to ...
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The Sibling Circus

"Mom! I'm trying to do my homework, and he won't turn his music down!" "Mommyyyyy! He took the truck I was playing with and won't give it back!" "Momma! Will you tell her to get out of the shower? She's been in there forever!" Ah, the memories! Lots of episodes starring our children learning to ...
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A Gripping Moment

In thanksgiving for our soldiers and veterans... When my husband and I arrived at our gate at the airport, three others were there, notably a young Marine in full dress uniform. I glanced at him periodically wondering, "Is he heading home or reporting back to duty...?" He seemed restless. I was ...
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Crying To Be Heard

I wish you could tell me what you need. Especially in the middle of the nigh   t, many times this was my thought when one of our babies cried and could not be soothed. I yearned to comfort them, to make it all better. Sometimes I would pray, "God, please help. You know what it is. Comfort ...
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Hidden In Plain View

"I've already done one lap." I had just joined Ellison in the Bed, Bath and Beyond store. This is NOT his kind of store, but he had a gift receipt and wanted to use it before he moved to Mississippi. I was thrilled that he let me tag along. His comment did not mean, I've done a lap, I'm warmed up, ...
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The Beauty in Messy

It's time to pick up your toys! A late afternoon ritual in our house when the kids were young. I knew that tomorrow they would pull out every toy again, but it was good for my sanity to see a clean floor when I tucked them in at night. If you haven't done your chores today, come finish ...
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When We Want More

There aren't enough hours in the day! I have said that more times than I can count. I want more. ...more hours in the day, ...more sleep, ...more time with my husband, ...more time with each child ...more time alone ...more time with family and friends who live far away But I say, I need ...
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A Marvelous Work

"I will praise thee; for I am fearfully and wonderfully made: marvelous are thy works; and that my soul knoweth right well." (Psalm 139.14) Does your soul know this? ALL God's works are marvelous, and this includes you.  You are one of his BELOVED works, washed by His blood, adorned by GRACE for a ...
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One Day At A Time

I have to remind myself to drink water. Are you like that? A friend and I were talking about this the other day—sharing ideas for how we might remember to fill a glass and drink it. We know we should. We know it's good for us. We even feel better when we do. So what's the glitch? We forget. Until ...
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Praying and Saying

I've said and done all that I know to say or do. All I can do now is pray. These are my thoughts and words when I focus on what I feel like I've failed to train or convince a child to do or stop doing. Parenting can be just plain hard, especially when it comes to training and resolving conflict. ...
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