by Brooke Romney | May 5, 2018 | Parenting, Relationships
The Blessings of Being Raised by a Low-Maintenance Mother My mom has a little curve on the tip of her nose that she affectionately calls “The Cullimore Hook.” She also has wrinkles on her face, a flat chest, a great smile and incredible legs. She is...
by Brooke Romney | Feb 26, 2018 | Parenting, Relationships
Can We Just Be Honest? Can we just be honest? Being honest is hard. But being honest about important things — the things that actually matter — is the hardest. Not the once-every-six-months bare-your-soul Instagram post about struggling with...
by Brooke Romney | Feb 7, 2018 | Holidays, Relationships
A Quick and Easy Family Valentine’s Day Celebration For most of our married life, we have done our best to celebrate Valentine’s Day as a couple, but as the kids get older and life gets busier, we often have too much regular life happening on...
by Brooke Romney | Oct 2, 2017 | Relationships
I love my birthday. I love the calls, the messages, the texts, going out to eat for every meal, the plans my husband makes and the way my kids say, “Happy Birthday Mom” at least five times each. However, there is one part of my birthday that makes me cringe just a...
by Brooke Romney | Aug 14, 2017 | Parenting, Relationships, Teens
Teaching Kids to Be Stone Catchers As I read about and pondered the events that happened in Charlottesville, Virginia, I was struck with the responsibility we have as parents for teaching kids to be stone catchers rather than stone throwers — to love, to break...
by Brooke Romney | May 11, 2017 | Parenting, Relationships
I have been thinking a lot about stones lately. At my grandmother’s funeral, my uncle told of a time when he couldn’t wait to share a juicy bit of neighborhood gossip with his mom. Her immediate response was, “People who live in glass houses don’t throw stones.”...
