Tag Archives: Mothering Well

I didn’t really expect it so young. But, my 4-year old looked at me the other day, right square in the eyes and said, “Santa is real, right?” I didn’t even say a thing. I was j...

The many stories we hear and read of violence against children are heart-wrenching and disturbing. We are too often faced with the horror and prevalence of violence against children. ...

We are often asked, “What are some practical things parents can do to protect their children from sexual abuse?” Here are the 9 practical things you can do to protect children. ...

Even though we hear the message of grace in mothering over and over and over, there's still this pressure. This unspoken message that if you're really a good family who loves each other, your kids wil...

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 ...

My husband was working late and to make the most of our evening, I fed the kids an easy dinner and then declared it a movie night. After tucking them into the couch, warm and cozy to watch Elf, I head...

Yikes! Youth Depression, what an awful thing to have to talk about. It is easier to sweep nasty words like “depression” under the rug and convince ourselves into thinking our teens are oka...

Back in the early 90s I worked at a radio station selling advertising time. The job wasn’t for the faint of heart. Stressful? Off the charts. The billings goals we had to reach were always too h...

When it comes to teaching our kids or grandkids how to pray, we might not always know where to start, or even feel comfortable doing this ourselves. What do we say? Do we close our eyes and fold our h...

With the Thanksgiving holiday approaching, many thoughts come to mind.  One of them is how thankful I am to God for being Mom to three wonderful sons.  As moms, one of the most important thi...