Brooks' dedicated...

on Sunday......he hugged the pastor.......so sweet.......2 pics for you...

parenting...

My friend Beth posted on being "quick to judge" recently and it made me think of s/thing i just read recently re: parenting.......my mom sent me this link.....love his delivery and perspective....... Steve Brown on parenting...
http://www.keylife.org/steves-letter/steves-letter-the-ultimate-parent.html
if you get a chance listen to his voice....he has such a great voice.

So, parenting is a theme in my life right now....I went to a parenting seminar this weekend w/ my husband---that's a date when they have childcare :) It was good........speaker Catherine Hickem on "Raising Your Children with no Regrets" (which i don't believe is truly possible but we try anyway).....I picked up a few great pointers, maybe i will post them later if i ever get some time...... www.intentionalmotherhood.com

I think this is sad...

I have really no time to keep up with anything anymore and have been "out of the loop" for awhile BUT I wanted to see if Britney was OK (not b/c I like her or anything) b/c I think it's sad that I bet now her mom probably wishes she would have done something different than leading her into the life she now leads and that's sad.....I wonder if she longs for a "peanut butter and jelly in the backyard day"?....not that as moms we are responsible for good eggs gone bad BUT I hate to think that one day I will have some regrets.....we all will.......I was sad to read this article....for many reasons.......it's sad that our culture with all we have been blessed has put doctors and teachers in a place that is valued less than all this media/celebrity garbage......do you agree?.......and now all these deeply disturbed people are dying or being closely watched......that's sick....says a lot about our value system.....had a minute---just wanted to vent......
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/7177345.stm
I am afraid that if Britney does kill herself it will teach us all a big lesson.....but at what a cost? huh, just a thought.

"She is a victim of an exploitative industry, a sensationalist media, and a public who seem to enjoy voyeuristically the troubles of superstars and celebrities."

Shame on us.