Have you thought about your family culture?
What is your family culture, and how can you change it? Culture is an interesting concept. Family culture even more so. In all honesty, it’s…
What I’m Learning
The Cleaning Competition to Make Chores Fun (and get them done!)
Do your kids do chores? A better question: do your kids do chores well? Mine didn’t. Well, sometimes they still don’t, but when they don’t…
Finding Balance and Rest
Sometimes I feel certain that if I could just find balance, I could cure all kinds of problems in my family. Fighting kids, messy house,…
Teaching kids to pray
I have a tween who begs to be passed by when we call on someone to pray. I have one middle kid who is happy…
The BEST Podcasts for moms
Sometimes I secretly enjoy cleaning. A little. Because when I’m cleaning, the kids are often cleaning, too. Or they are working on projects for school,…
Prevent sunburns with NO sunscreen
Have you ever sprayed your kids with sprayable sunscreen? Have you noticed the chemical cloud and smell that permeates the air when you spray it?…
Encouragement for Today
I’ve been reading Elisabeth Elliot’s writings lately, and I’ve been so blessed. Over the past 11+ years of being a mom, it seems that I’ve…
Being a Happy Mom
Show of hands…who does not find it natural, or easy, to be joyful? (I’m raising my hand). My resting face is contemplative, or so I’ve…
Dear Doctor, I am not an idiot…an open letter from a mom who says no to vaccines
Dear Doctor, I saw the look of shock and horror on your face when I told you that my baby is not vaccinated. I…
Comfort for the mom who’s anxious about giving birth
I am a worrier. I’ll be the first to admit it (well, my husband might be the first to talk about my anxiety, because it…
A Stress-Free Approach to Scheduling Your Homeschool Year
If you homeschool, you’ve probably fallen behind at some point. If you’re a working-from-home homeschool mom like me, you’ve probably fallen way behind. Seriously behind….
Gaining Perspective to Grow Thankfulness
I’ve had one of those weeks. You know, the tearing-my-hair-out, can’t-get-everything-done, kids are fighting, everything is going wrong kind of week. I’ve been stressed (that’s…