Tag Archives: Mothering Well

The other night as my husband and I were tucking our 4-year old son into bed (or what seemed to be hour two of the bedtime marathon routine), my husband asked, “what do you think mommy should ge...

Instagram, Pinterest, Facebook and blogging sites are full of them; smiling moms in pretty outfits, sitting in lovely homes, cooking healthy recipes and raising wonderful kids.  Some even have a ...

Hi there!  My name is Ruth, and I share my adventure of finding the Good Life on a budget over at LivingWellSpendingLess.com.  While that might make me sound like some sort of finance guru o...

In my defense, I am an introvert to the core. I love my family dearly, I love spending time with each and every one of them, but I recharge when I have time that is mine.&nbs...

When I think of the healthy home, I get a little obsessed, and yet I can let my home get pretty crazy messy! We are just sooo busy, that sometimes it’s hard to get to the nitty gritty cleaning t...

Drop off kids, Work all day, Pick up kids, Feed kids, Drive kids around/Play, Put kids to bed Repeat. Ever feel like this cycle leaves zero “you” time? That’s b...

Here’s the good news of the gospel: You are free. You are finally, fully and completely free from bondage to trying to make yourself better, so you can lay your head down on your pillow and rest...

At the heart of all our weariness, all our frustration and angst over our inability to “get it together” is a deeply spiritual problem. It’s this: We don’t have the power to tr...

Even before I had given birth to my second child, I knew she’d be my last.  Something within me just felt so certain that our family was complete with two kids. But then somethin...

Just a few weeks ago, we were getting ready to go play with some friends and as I ran to shower, I told my kids that we needed to do some chores before we left. I couldn’t believe what I saw whe...