Tag Archives: Mothering Well

My mom had a saying and I heard it hundreds of times while I was growing up: "It will never be seen from a galloping horse." She meant that it was okay if things were less than perfect. I did not appr...

I spent the vast majority of my adult life running myself ragged trying to give my family perfect Christmases. I went way above and beyond, because I thought that's what good moms did. I bought differ...

There's a battle of epic proportions going on in my household, and while it doesn't involve assembling the Avengers, it does have to do with Marvel movies. And Star Wars. Video games with age restrict...

I recently took a class through work on leadership and the instructor mentioned that the average person processes 50,000 thoughts a day. I had never stopped to think about what number I thought would ...

I believe the key to having an "Imagine More" dream is to discover how you can use what you love to do to help other people. If we can help our children think through how they can use what they love t...

The 'Imagine More' concept and approach can help parents work with their children to guide them in finding God's path for their lives, as well as help parents find the same path while keeping their pa...

About this time every year, I start getting really nervous. I'm worried that my kids are going to start raising questions about Santa's pointy-eared assistant who likes to dwell on the furniture of yo...

Mom, Wife, Employee, Daughter, Sister...there are lots of roles that we play in life. When you became a mom, your priorities shifted. Your life shifted. It may seem like everything changed the day you...

I tossed multiple titles around in my brain for this blog. "Preparing Your Kids for the Tough Things in Life." Or how about: "Raising Happy and Well-Adjusted Kids."? Because, the thing is, by using th...

Social media is full of articles on organizing your home. The headlines read like this: "How I Decluttered My Home in 30 Days!" or "My 4 Month Plan to Organize Your Whole House!" Lady, I don't have th...