Tag Archives: Encouragement
Yes, Laundry May Be Your Calling
The other day I was wandering around my house, putting away stacks of laundry. I had spent a good, long while beforehand neatly folding piece by piece what I can only assume is every item of clothing ...
Emily Klesick May 30, 2017
Embrace the Small
Here’s the thing with mothering.
For the most part, it’s a continuous series of small things. Little moments. Tiny nuances. Modest adjustments.
That all make up this...
Julie Lyles Carr Mar 14, 2017
When Fear Steals Your Faith
I remember the icebreaker questionnaires from my school years. Questions like, “What’s your favorite animal?” or “What’s your favorite ice cream flavor?” would grac...
Emily Klesick Jan 17, 2017
Hopes, Plans, and an All-Knowing God
Have you ever heard the saying 'Man plans and God laughs'?
While this is of course not a quote from the Bible, I think that a few of my hare-brained plans over the years h...
AllMomDoes Jan 03, 2017
Encouragement for the Adoptive Mom's Weary Heart
Adoption isn't pretty, but it's beautiful.
Every adoption story is a love story. Many people think the story is all about the child, birth parents, siblings, or adoptive paren...
AllMomDoes Oct 06, 2016
The 10,684 Stages of Grief
Almost fifty years ago, Dr. Elisabeth Kubler-Ross interviewed her terminally ill patients and found that they shared some common traits. She wrote about the results in her 1969 book: On Death an...
Ann Kirsten Aug 23, 2016
The Cattle Chute
It occurred to me when my kids were in school that classrooms resemble cattle chutes. Kids are expected to file into class, find their desks, and be ready for a day of focusing and learning.&nbs...
Ann Kirsten Aug 16, 2016
Out of Shaming and Into Grace
Can I just be honest for a moment?
There have been times where I have been the worst mom-shamer of them all.
Like, seriously. I have said things, either out loud or in my head, t...
Emily Klesick Jun 15, 2016
Dear Mom of a Wild Preschool-Aged Boy
Dear Mom of a Wild Preschool-Aged Boy,
I know the question you ask yourself daily, and the answer is yes. I know you think it in your head and sometimes aloud: will this ever end? I know th...
Stephanie O'Farrell Jun 01, 2016
Postpartum Depression: It's Not Your Fault
I finally fell apart in my friend’s living room. I’d spent far too many weeks not wanting to say the words, but it was time. It wasn’t going away.
“What ...
Kristina Slaney May 11, 2016