Tag Archives: Mothering Well

I started the summer with a pretty stellar plan. I'd get up at 5:30 every morning, log a few hours of work, and let the kids have some relaxed TV time while practicing their budding independence by co...

My heart says we are still in the thick of summer but my head knows it's time to get ready for back to school. Besides the supplies you are required to buy (best to get those lists checked off now!), ...

This isn't an easy blog to write. And, I suspect if you've struggled with addiction or know of someone who is or has, you know the inner turmoil. Part of me wants to protect my children from even know...

Be who you are, say what you feel. Those who matter won't mind and those who mind don't matter. ~Dr. Seuss I realized early on that our parenting styles went against the cultural grain. We were told (...

Parents, are you overwhelmed at even the thought of your child going off to college? Eyes wide, heart beating and breath caught in your chest, we know you have anxiety thinking about that moment when ...

We were all in a long row, my family of ten, singing at church. At the time, my oldest was sixteen and my youngests, my twins, were newborns. My oldest kids at that point had been in the baby game a l...

Hey there, momma. I just thought I'd let you know that I see you. This week, social media is lit up with women shouting out about breastfeeding and all of the benefits of it. Pages of facts, encouragi...

Kids are forward-looking folks - that is, they're always looking ahead to the next thing. Waiting doesn't come easy. But that same sense of anticipation can be a source of fun, when you channel it in ...

I've come up with a few things I live by in motherhood. Most are pretty simple, like "If you don't want them to hear you say it, they will not only hear it but repeat it." Also, "If all else fails to ...

Listen, I don't think I'm a good mom, and I've failed to follow every summer activity list I've ever cut out of a magazine. We're an awesome house. But we're a crazy house. At first I thought I should...