Tag Archives: Mothering Well

On sunny days, my three sons and I would walk to the park near our home to swing and climb and play. A one car family, our outings were a respite of joy! We were blessed to have a car that ran but wel...

Rest is a weapon given to us by God. The enemy hates it because he wants us to be stressed and occupied. -Elizabeth Elliott. Do you prioritize rest? I would venture to say that most moms, at any stage...

There are lots of stages to getting older, but perhaps the two major ones are: DENIAL and ACCEPTANCE. I experienced denial when the first gray hairs and wrinkles showed up. I looked in the mirror and ...

If you pay attention during the safety reminders the flight attendants give prior to take-off, you'll always hear them say something like "secure your oxygen mask before helping others". I am sure I h...

I used to run Christmas like a CEO runs a large company. There were spreadsheets and I carried a Christmas planner with me at all times. I had pages for under-the-tree gifts, stocking gifts, a cookie ...

It was just one of those mornings. I had neither the drive nor the ingredients to prepare any of my usual home cooked meals. I had been putting grocery shopping off and now we were overdue for a groce...

Not everyone finds this season jolly. Keeping that in mind, I thought I'd list some easy ways to put some pep in your peppermint! Buy yourself a minty treat. A peppermint mocha or a simple candy cane ...

There's a cold/flu virus going around my town. A local doctor said, "It's like someone sneezed on the whole town!" It's a weird one. It's less miserable than some, but it lasts for weeks. I personally...

Comfort and Joy We hear those words a lot during the Christmas season, don't we? We listen to cheerful, nostalgic Christmas songs on repeat, trying to soak up as much comfort and joy as we can before ...

I lived paycheck-to-paycheck when my kids were young. Sometimes, after paying the bills, I had less than twenty dollars left over to live on for two weeks. That meant that there wasn't any money left ...