We all do it once in a while…without even thinking. After all, having children and raising them requires so much time, energy, and extra finances. We leave our careers (or adjust them); we create budget after budget; we make schedules so we can get to soccer games, music lessons, and birthday parties. What a sacrifice. “But […]
Total confession. I am not an oily mom. Yes, I have heard of essential oils, and I am familiar with their benefits, but I am just not ready to get my brain around one more regimen…one more system. I sometimes feel like I must be the ONLY mom out there who hasn’t gotten into this. […]
As the new school year approaches, homeschool moms are busy poring over lesson plans and curriculum in order to make sure we have all our bases covered. Well, at least in THEORY we are. Some years my lesson plans used the seat-of-your-pants method (that’s a method, isn’t it?). But I never actually took the time […]
If you’re a parent, you already know that having children changes things. Lots of things. But you may not realize exactly how unique these little people are. Last week, I was in line at the grocery store deli counter, standing behind a young mom who was holding her toddler. The little guy had rested his […]
We all feel it. The pressure to make sure our children are meeting all the educational standards so they will be prepared for college and beyond. We make sure they have solid curriculum, engaging enrichment activities, and a good understanding of all things technological. If we see what we might think is an educational gap, […]
When my kids were younger, I remember constantly having many things on my mind. Simultaneously. Today’s “to-do” list, dinner and lunch menus, where is the toddler?, soccer practice time change, gather the kids for read-aloud time, where is the toddler?, stop the dog from barking, fill the dishwasher and get it started, where is that […]
The importance of “self” is a popular concept in our modern western culture. Much of it is a heartfelt attempt to encourage people to realize how important they are. And that is good. The problem is that this idea is often taken too far, especially with the coined term “self-esteem.” The idea of self-esteem has […]
It truly amazes me when science “discovers” a Biblical truth. For example, I’m noticing more and more how people like to utilize social media in order to “vent.” They believe that if they get their frustrations out, they will feel better. But this can easily turn into complaining. Frustrated tweets, complaint-filled Facebook posts, or just lots […]
It’s the end of February, and I’m sure many of you are counting the days until spring. Here in Florida, we don’t get cabin fever in the winter months…actually the weather is very lovely right now. But don’t hate me. We get our cooped-up feeling during the deep summer months, where we huddle inside our […]
Let me be perfectly clear. I am not ranting about a specific child of mine. I am not thinking about one of my own kids and baring all of our ugliness to the world. But I AM going to be transparent here. This is coming from a compilation of struggles we have had over the […]