Category Archives: AllMomDoes

I did Christmas a little differently this year and I learned a lot. I hope I can carry these lessons into the future and put them into use. Usually, Christmas causes me so much stress. People with a b...

Somehow we've made it to another New Year, which feels a little like finishing a marathon you didn't train for, didn't sign up for, and only realized you were running when someone yelled, "Why is the ...

There's something about this time of year that makes everything feel both tender and overwhelming. The decorations are barely packed away, the calendar is already filling up, and the kids seem to have...

Somehow, by a miracle rivaling the feeding of the 5,000, we've made it to the end of another year. If you're a mom, you know this wasn't accomplished by strength alone. No, this took prayer, caffeine,...

Christmas time is a great time to reflect on the story of the birth of Jesus. There are reminders everywhere. Displays at the grocery store, Christmas music in the mall and restaurants. Loved ones exc...

Whether you like cheesy rom-coms or animated stories from your childhood, it just wouldn't be the holiday season without watching a few Christmas movies. No matter where your tastes lie, you can find ...

As the year draws to a close, many of us feel the weight of what we've walked through. Maybe it was a year of unexpected loss, unanswered prayers, or battles you never saw coming. Maybe it was a year ...

I love this time of year. The quiet pause, the feeling of a clean slate and the hope that change is possible. It is common for ideas to start swirling about how we can reinvent and become better versi...

My kids are 12 and 15 but I still love aiming to create a little bit of magic on Christmas morning. I don't let them out of their rooms until I can confirm Santa did come and until my husband and I ha...

We have a joke in our family. One of those things that didn't start out as being funny, but as the years have passed, I can finally see the humor in it. I became the family matriarch at quite a young ...