by Jackie Bledsoe | Jun 21, 2015 | MentoRING, Raising Kids
About a month or so ago just as the season for grass cutting hit full swing here in Indiana, we tried to start up our lawn mower and it wouldn’t cooperate. Nothing we did seemed to work. And this was our “new” lawnmower, which is a gently used mower...
by Jackie Bledsoe | Jan 15, 2015 | DiscoveRING, Intimacy
I did something I never thought I’d do. My wife has long wanted to do this, but I said no. She wanted to bring this into our bedroom, and I’ve always felt the bedroom really isn’t the place for it. However, last month I finally gave in, thanks to my...
by Jackie Bledsoe | Sep 30, 2014 | Raising Kids
Several years ago we made the decision to cut the cable in our house. It’s probably been at least 7 years since we last had cable TV, and I’m happy we made the decision. When we first made our decision people looked at us funny when we said the words...
by Jackie Bledsoe | Aug 30, 2014 | Raising Kids
The past few weeks I’ve taken some time to sit down and relax with my kids. The summer is closing up shop, and school will be starting soon. So, we’ve been enjoying a little extra R&R together. That has included a little bike riding, some trampoline...
by Jackie Bledsoe | Jul 29, 2014 | MentoRING, Raising Kids
Our 8-year-old has been down and out the past couple days with some sort of stomach bug. Normally he’s wanting to go outside, play “super heroes,” or wrestle around with me and his brother. Not the past two days. He’s wanted no part of any of...
