You see it in young girls. A little girl is holding her baby doll to her chest and talking to it. Something distracts her and off she wanders. Soon she notices her brother tossing her baby off the picnic bench where she had so carefully placed her. It seems her brother wants the doll’s ... Read More
Things to Remember
An Interview with Theresa Boedeker about Life as it Comes
LifeLetter Cafe: What is the most important thing you are hoping to accomplish in Life as it Comes? Theresa Boedeker: Laughter, and more laughter. Watch little kids, and they laugh multiple times a day. They find pure joy in such little things. Adults, though, may go all ... Read More
A Letter to My Daughter: Remember This
Connecting with your daughter can be hard. Sometimes spoken words do not make it past our daughter’s ears. And sometimes what has been working before, no longer works in the relationship, like tickling and hugging the frown off her face. When this happened to me, I turned to pen and paper and ... Read More
Life as it Comes Podcast #36 | Wanted by the Vitamin Police
Sometimes communication is much harder than is seems it should be. And sometimes confusion happens with perplexing results. Listen to this story and find out what happens. To listen, click one of the triangles below. Either the green triangle ... Read More
Yay for Mistakes! Part 11 | Dealing With Critical Words From Mistakes
How should we respond to someone who is pointing out our mistakes in a critical manner? You know the feeling. You are trying to do your best and someone starts shooting words that send you for a loop. Words that make you want to hide in the back of the coat closet. Words that cause you to ... Read More
Encouraging Spring’s Potential in Others
Winter is my least favorite time of the year. Trees are bare wood pointing towards nothing in particular. Flowers have sunk into the ground. Perennial bushes sport clumpy circles of dried leaves at their feet. Even the grass lies dormant. Nature seems closed for the season. Gray and ... Read More
Yay for Mistakes! Part 10 | Letting Go to Make Mistakes
We have one at home, the other launched in the world. One is asking what is for dinner. One is asking what to make for dinner. One is shopping for Legos. One is grocery shopping. One is learning basketball skills. The other is learning to manage a home. One is dependent, one is ... Read More
Life as it Comes Podcast #35 | Try Again! No, Again!
Sometimes your problem is so different, that when you call customer service to report it, they don't take you seriously. In fact they think you may be making it up! This is what happened when I called the phone company to finally report our problem. But, come on! Weird things can be true. Even if ... Read More
