Tag Archives: Mothering Well

We were driving home from church when my seventh child, 9-year-old Merci, piped up and said, “Well. I certainly had an interesting day at Sunday School today.” She then proceede...

Having arrived early for her basketball game, she chose to sit in the warm car for a bit and we chatted. I thought to myself how weary I am of making school runs but how much I will miss our drive-tim...

The woes of potty training. If you're going through it right now, you can certainly commiserate with me and if you're past that hurdle, I'm sure you remember the horror of it all. I remember dreading ...

Erma Bombeck was a “mom blogger” before there were blogs (or home computers!).  She wrote about being a wife and mother in newspaper columns, magazine articles and books.  She ga...

We all want the very best for our children, but it’s impossible to do everything right all the time.  Admitting that is freeing – and it’s also encouraging to other moms in the ...

It was a Thursday night. My oldest son had been begging me for over a week to spend the night in his fort, and I, in all my hormonal craziness, decided to let him do it. So, ther...

Raise your hand if you wish there were fewer hours in the day. No takers? Exactly why we all need some help when it comes to saving time. Here are some of the things I have found to be helpful. We&rsq...

This has been an epic season of colds and the flu so we all need some new ways to boost ourselves up and stay healthy.  In an effort to try to stay healthy and kick the colds faster, I solicited ...

Social Media isn’t my “thing.” One of the benefits is that I don’t get bogged down with things I don’t necessarily care a whole lot about. But I haven’t yet moved m...

Mom, I’m sorry to tell you, but you’re out of luck. There is no way you’re going to do this parenting thing perfectly. Because no matter what you do, you’re doing it wrong. The...