Category Archives: AllMomDoes

In some parts of the country summer break is nearly over. Here in the Pacific Northwest we've barely reached the halfway point. Many parents dread the refrain of "I'm bored!" coming from their kids, b...

I love my spring and early summer garden. Everything looks so fresh and new. I revel in the light green colors of the tender new shoots and the expectation of things to come. Then, early summer brough...

Beautiful, colorful flowers are blooming and blossoming all around us, and now is the perfect time to gather them for all kinds of projects. My favorite flower themed project so far is pressed flower ...

Thoughts from a mom who has done both. I loved being super pregnant in the summer. Having central air conditioning and living in an area that never gets too raging hot were definitely factors that hel...

Love them or hate them, bugs are a part of life. I was sitting on the grass the other night, and this happened: Spider bites? Mosquito? Some other rude bug? I'll never know, but it seems the older I g...

Just as fast as summer seemed to all of a sudden arrive, we will soon find ourselves approaching a new school year. For most of us, there were three school years of uneasiness. Schools shutting down t...

Moms put in a lot of effort to keep things running smoothly. This is true all year long, but summertime sure has the potential to add a layer of chaos to even the most well-intentioned, well organized...

Pincushions are often overlooked. Most households have at least one, but they're relegated to a drawer or hidden away in a sewing room. They are functional, and that's all we need to know. Or, is it? ...

When Jesus arrived in the villages of Caesarea Philippi, He asked His disciples, "What are people saying about who the Son of Man is?" They replied, "Some think He is John the Baptizer, some say Elija...

A lot of learning happens in the summer, and it can happen without any planning on your part. I see moms today filling their kids' summers with back-to-back activities, lessons, and camps, and I feel ...