Battling the Joy Suckers of Motherhood
“Mom.” The insistent whisper pried my reluctant eyes open in the half-light of dawn that was slowly creeping across our bedroom. The view from my…
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“Mom.” The insistent whisper pried my reluctant eyes open in the half-light of dawn that was slowly creeping across our bedroom. The view from my…
It’s a scene that we’ve all witnessed and one that’s all too familiar to most moms: a screaming kid having a tantrum in the aisle of…
Over the past year, I’ve been in high-octane mothering mode. I know all of you are familiar with this. One or more of your kids…
Have I ever mentioned that I am a speech-language pathologist? Before I got married, I worked with preschoolers with special needs. I had ideas about…
My life is full of little tiny notebooks. They are everywhere…in my nightstand, on my dresser, in my work bag, in my car, and almost…
I’d like to add to that title, “Zip Your Lips and Lower Your Expectations.” No mom wants to raise her kids to be complaining, hard-to-please…
What if there was a vitamin you could pop into your mouth to instantly make you feel better? It would be a bestseller, right? I…
This morning I enjoyed listening to several women share about how much they are blessed by being grandmas. One lady expressed how she felt it…
Five boys. Five loud, active boys with their own unique personalities and preferences. Personal tastes, too. So at dinner a week or two ago, several…
One of my biggest struggles and now regrets as a younger mom, was my anger. After years of bottling up the anger and stress of…