“God must not have thought much of you to send you those easy kids”
My parents speak about parenting all over the world, and I know I’m a little biased, but they have some good material:) One of the stories they tell is from…
the gift I gave myself for Mother’s Day
This year I gave myself a Mother’s Day gift. I didn’t realize it was going to be a gift when it happened. You see, I was using my phone too…
The ripple effects of creating “new lands” for our posterity
HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY! Some thoughts for the day: “Homemaking is surely in reality the most important work in the world. What do ships, railways, mines, cars, government, etc. exist for…
pre-Mother’s Day weekend thoughts and a solo from Lucy
Let’s go back in time just a few years. Because I feel compelled to repost some Mother’s Day thoughts that made me tear up this morning. Especially Lucy’s little solo….
Friday Q & A — three things I’ve learned about traditions and routines
I know your family has a lot of traditions and routines. What traditions did you start when they were young? Or which do you wish you would have started? Oh…
so busy with the “doing” that I forget the “being”
Sometimes I feel like the Rapunzel’s “fake” mother Gothel at the end of Tangled when Flynn Rider (Eugene) cuts off Rapunzel’s magical hair and that old wicked woman realizes her…
a little fingertip confidence building to make kids feel love
Can you see those little almost-rubbed-off letters on those fingers up there? There was a night a few weeks ago where this girl needed a pretty serious pick-me-up. Sometimes high…
how to adjust when your kids start to leave you
I am always on a quest to create more organization in my life. Is it just me, or are most mothers on that same journey? I feel like if I…
Interruptions
Lately I’ve been thinking about interruptions. Because there have been a LOT of them! Perhaps that is because my brain seems foggy these days, and there are so many things…