Tag Archives: Mothering Well

Moms in the Bible
I'm not a Bible scholar by any stretch of the imagination. I admire those who look up root words and their meanings, memorize long passages and study the history of the times, but I am just not wired ...
Ann Kirsten Aug 11, 2021 photo credit: iStock/TriggerPhoto

Thanks for the Advice
I've been watching health documentaries lately. They are full of information, charts and graphs, and experts from all over the world. I've learned so much: Eat meat. Protein should make up most of our...
Ann Kirsten Jun 02, 2021 photo credit: iStock/monkeybusinessimages

Should I Check My Kids' Grades?
Maybe it's the age of my kids. Maybe it's because I'm overly sensitive or feeling especially burdened by this right now. Maybe it's not even an actual thing, but I am sensing a new tension brewing in ...
Abbie Mabary Mar 23, 2021 photo credit: iStock/SDI Productions

Moms Are Allowed to Be Grumpy
You have bad days. Frankly, we all do. And it's not just because you're a mom. It's because you're a human. We were created with a beautiful range of emotions and sometimes those emotions just feel ov...
Kristina Slaney Mar 22, 2021 photo credit: iStock/Cecilie_Arcurs

When the Teacher Doesn't Like Your Child
Teachers are awesome. I couldn't do their job for a single hour, much less face the countless time they put in teaching, grading, planning and loving our kids. Having said that, they are human and bei...
Ann Kirsten Feb 22, 2021

Do You Want to Be Right, or Do You Want to Get It Right?
I want to ask you, what is more important to you... being the one who is right or making the situation right? The reason I ask this question is that life has a funny way of throwing you into situation...
Georgina Dukes Jan 25, 2021

5 Care Packages for College Students
It is hard sending your child away to college and you want to support them from a distance, without hovering. It's a great time for them to establish their life, but also a great way for you to keep a...
Rebecca Joy Nov 05, 2020 Photo Credit: iStock

Help for Bedtime Battles
It's a familiar battlefield to parents...bedtime. And we face some worthy opponents...kids who would rather do anything, ANYTHING, than to be tucked in for the night. I have several of these kinds of ...
Julie Lyles Carr Nov 02, 2020

How I'm Talking To My Kids About The Election
Mom, we need to show up for our kids this election season. I saw something so important on Facebook: 'Newsflash, everybody: Your kids aren't watching Trump. They aren't watching Biden. THEY ARE WATCHI...
Rebecca Joy Oct 20, 2020

allmomdoes Podcast #140: Myquillyn Smith - Welcome Home
No matter what the world says, embracing the seasons does not require bins of factory-made dcor or loads of time. Myquillyn joins Julie Lyles Carr on episode #140 with tips and tricks for decorating a...
Rebecca Joy Sep 08, 2020




