Sheri Wohlfert Joyful Words Blog is a Catholic school teacher, speaker, writer and founder of Joyful Words Ministries.
What to Do When Your Kids Scream 'It's Not Fair!' Parenting May 1, 2003 George Eliot wrote, βJustice is like the kingdom of God: it is not ... Read More
3 Ways to Be Humble Yet Strong With Those You Love Parenting Apr 1, 2003 Blessed are the meek? What words spring to mind when you think abou... Read More
Where Does Comfort From Grief Come From? Parenting Mar 1, 2003 Looking into a March dawn, I search for evidence of new life. Benea... Read More
6 Steps to Help Your Family Stop Fighting Over Money Parenting Jan 1, 2003 Jose Canseco earned $75,000 as a baseball player with the Oakland A... Read More
3 Tips for a Spiritual Advent Parenting Dec 1, 2002 St. Francis de Sales compared love to a spiritual fire, a fire that... Read More
Do You Avoid Sick or Dying People Because of How You Feel? Parenting Nov 1, 2002 Looking down on Kalaupapa, one sees the turquoise waters and bright... Read More
The Reality of 'Happily Ever After' Parenting Oct 1, 2002 Our wedding guests followed a winding road past a cemetery before r... Read More
3 Ways to Encourage Family and Friends to Seek God's Will Parenting Jul 1, 2002 Several years ago my daughter begged to watch a videotape over and ... Read More
3 Ways to See the Gifts of Those You May Have Trouble With Parenting May 1, 2002 Visits from my East Coast relatives were eagerly anticipated when I... Read More
5 Ways to Bring the Positive Impact of Mass Back Home Parenting Apr 1, 2002 Go in peace to love and serve the Lord.β βThanks be to God.β With t... Read More
Ever Say 'You're Forgiven' Without Meaning It? Parenting Mar 1, 2002 In March of 1901, Amy Carmichael sheltered a distraught runaway, th... Read More
During Advent Seek a Legacy of Love in This Year Touched by Tragedy Parenting Dec 1, 2001 It was Christmas Eve, 1918, and Grace Darling Seibold was distracte... Read More
What Should You Expect? Middle-Aged Children Parenting Parents Parenting Nov 1, 2001 βA home without a grandmother is like an egg without salt. We could... Read More
There Are Friends and Then There Are Soul Friends Parenting Oct 1, 2001 Jesus poured love into our hearts when He said, βI call you friends... Read More
Are Guys Really From Mars and Girls From Venus? Parenting Sep 1, 2001 Are guys from Mars and girls from Venus? Are gender differences rea... Read More
Leftovers Are Ok Parenting Jul 1, 2001 Erin dipped her brush into the bucket of soapy water and scrubbed t... Read More
Our Heads Know That Death Brings New Life Yet Our Hearts Are Pierced With Grief Parenting May 1, 2001 The loveseat was one of my favorite spots when I was a kindergartne... Read More
There Are Moments in Our Lives We Remember Forever Parenting Apr 1, 2001 It is human to react with strong emotions when our lives feel threa... Read More
How Deeply Rooted Are Our Differences Parenting Mar 1, 2001 The yellow pages of the phone book include several pages of Christi... Read More
Dwelling on God's Holy Mountain Parenting Feb 1, 2001 A psalm of David describes the characteristics of those individuals... Read More
Why? Why? Why? Will Our Kids Ever Outgrow That βWhyβ Stage? Will We? Parenting Jan 1, 2001 Life Begins with Questions that Have No Answers. The dynamic begin... Read More
3 Ways to Navigate Through Christmas Parenting Dec 1, 2000 As Christmas approaches and we begin to think of holiday journeys t... Read More
6 Fair Fighting Rules Parenting Nov 1, 2000 The intrasquad βGreen and Whiteβ game has been a tradition of the M... Read More
A Mother and Daughter Exchange Do's and Don'ts Parenting Sep 1, 2000 A mothers ... Three Doβs ... Read More
What is in Our Best Self-interest? The Answer is a Paradox Parenting Jul 1, 2000 One section of my sonβs reconciliation workbook asked him to identi... Read More