by elizabethoates | Feb 14, 2018 | Life & Faith, Marriage
If you know me or have read my stuff for any length of time, this little truth probably does not come as a shock. I’m one of those bah-humbug types that loathes Hallmark for creating a Valentine’s day that forces me and millions of Americans to spend money on...
by elizabethoates | Jan 4, 2018 | Life & Faith, Marriage, Parenting
. . . Think Again Perfection. We all try to achieve it: Perfect body. Perfect skin. Perfect home. Perfect family. Some things we can change and improve, but the one thing we can never rewrite is our family history. Our quirky Aunt Eunice will never be polished. Our...
by elizabethoates | Oct 19, 2017 | Parenting
psst – I’m Not Doing It All People often say to me, “I don’t know how you do it all.” I don’t tell you this to brag or sound prideful. I tell you this because I want you to know that, just like every other wife and mom, I am not doing it all. I am drowning . . ....
by elizabethoates | Oct 3, 2014 | Life & Faith
I know what people see when they look at me: a soccer mom who married her college sweetheart, drives a minivan filled with a gaggle of kids, and lives in the suburbs lined with perfectly manicured lawns. I’m so cliché even I want to vomit. I am pretty sure I know what...
by elizabethoates | Jul 31, 2014 | Foster Care & Adoption, Parenting
65,000 . . . . . .the number of children abused in Texas each year[1] 156 . . . . . . . . .the number of children who died from abuse in Texas in 2013[2] 1 in 4 . . . . . . . the number of girls who are sexually abused before her 18th birthday[3] 1 in 6 . . . . . . ....