Tag Archives: Mothering Well

When my first baby was born, it wasn't financially feasible for me to stay home. Which was fine with me, because I didn't have much of a desire to stay home anyway. Sure, putting myself together and t...

We all have those things we feel we MUST do every day. For some, it might be making the bed. Others might feel bad if they don't cook a meal or bathe the kids. I think if we're honest, we have whole l...

One the most difficult parts of parenting is letting our kids struggle, feel disappointment, and experience discomfort. But one of the most rewarding parts of parenting is watching our kids rebound, g...

I made brownies. I'm not a huge baker or dessert person, so for my family it felt like a big deal. After dinner, kids kept popping into the kitchen asking if they could have a brownie yet. When I said...

I'm good at a lot of things in parenting. But I'm NOT good at a lot of things, too. And things that look like successes in my house may look like failures in another's. Case in point: I'm really good ...

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 ...

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...

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 ...

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...

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...