I want to be more intentional about our holidays. We have a lot of fun “commercial” traditions for Thanksgiving and Christmas (which there is nothing wrong with – and I plan to continue doing!), but not so many traditions that involve us helping or serving others, or that take time for us to think about …
This has been a hard week for me. Really hard. And it’s only Tuesday. It has been a week where I feel overwhelmed with life’s circumstances. I feel discouraged. I feel tired… (Probably because my teething toddler has been getting up multiple times a night). I feel like my wheels are spinning. I’m thankful that I don’t usually …
I am a creature of habit. I did my laundry the same way for the first 15 years. I did it once a week, and I would wash, fold and put away by the end of the day. Growing up, my mom always did all the laundry on Monday. She would wash, fold and put …
I want to publicly apologize to all the parents out there with kids who will only eat three or four types of food. I confess I have judged you, and I was wrong to do it. I have wondered why you don’t have more concern for your child’s health. I have wondered why you didn’t …
Have you had any success in this area? Because in my nine years of being a mom, I definitely have not! Well, technically, I did get my oldest daughter to agree to sell some of her stuff at our yard sale earlier this summer. By stuff I mean several plastic rings she had saved off …