Motherhood Without Regret
I wasn’t expecting a wave of emotion to overtake me as I read Kelcie’s post on MomLife Today. But here I find myself looking through…
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Words Matter
“Spell cheetah.” My son writes C-H-E-E-T-A-Y. He knows there is some odd letter on the end. “Not quite. You are so close! Can you fix…
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Landmark Moments
There have been experiences in my life that I consider to be “landmark moments.” They are significant experiences that impacted me and caused me to…
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“Later, Honey.”
Okay, I just realized: when it comes to my kids, I have to seriously curtail my use of the word “later.” I’m quite sure that…
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Is It Ever Okay to Tell Him He’s Not Good at Something?
“I hate spelling. I’m a bad speller.” That’s what eeked out from my son’s down-turned, sun-bleached head this week as he and I labored through…
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The Countdown to Kindergarten
The countdown is on. I officially have a little less than 12 months until I walk my first-born into kindergarten, wave goodbye, and go home…
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Appreciate Your Pastor? Yes or No?
I have been hearing about many celebratory days recently. In the last couple of weeks, I have heard about National Pancake Day, National Doughnut Day,…
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Dr. Meg Meeker asks, “Have you ever been “stress paralyzed?”
Dr. Meg Meeker offers insight and wisdom around the stress that can seem to overwhelm us as mothers…grateful to have her perspective as a family…
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The Need for Community
I sat on my bed in a darkened bedroom crying my eyes out. I had once again been rejected by my young son we had…
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From Mommy to Mom: Navigating the Choppy Waters From Childhood to Adolescence
Once upon a time, I was a mommy. My daughter wanted me to read her just one more story, to hug her constantly, to carry…
