Tag Archives: Mothering Well

Balance. A word I became immediately aware of when I became a mom. A word that often still swirls through my head even after over 14 years of being a parent. A word that lately I have decided has no b...

This weekend it's time to "fall back". At 2:00am on November 3rd, we turn our clocks back one hour. Some people look at this as gaining an hour of sleep. But, in the days that follow, this is me: That...

I know this phrase has likely been said since the beginning of time, but parenting is not what it used to be! Technology, for better or worse, is a whole new ball game. When my husband and I were litt...

Have bad dreams ever disrupted your family's slumber? They aren't only terrifying for children, but they can be jarring for moms and dads, too! One minute you're fast asleep, enjoying every precious s...

I wouldn't trade life with my family of six for anything. I love all of the different personalities, the way we support each other, and the memories we make. Even so, there are certainly some hard day...

I love being back in the full swing of the routine that fall brings. Our days are chaotic but predictable. I feel like it is a constant go-go-go from the minute I wake up to when my head finally hits ...

It's back to school time!! Homework and school lunches and permission slips and lost glasses are back in the morning routine. Every year I think, "THIS will be the year that we will master the morning...

I have five children who were born before 9-11. I have three children who were born after. My oldest three children remember that day well. We were visiting my brother, sister-in-law, and niece. My ol...

I struggle with assigning chores. My 13-year-old just started doing his own laundry. It is something I kept wanting to hand over to him but couldn't quite let go of. I know some of my friends had thei...

If I had a dollar for every time I felt guilty about something I did (or didn't do) with respect to my kids, I would have about a billion dollars. Do you know how many dollars my husband would have? Z...