Finances in a marriage can be a touchy subject. Many prefer to shove their money issues under the rug, living by the motto that “money can’t buy love.” Slowly, stress and tension build up between a couple. Eventually, one day, the bills refuse to be tossed aside any longer and real issues have to be laid […]
Easter Family Traditions
My kids are just approaching the age where we might start establishing family traditions. Holidays are prime times to make memories with these customs. While Christmas is loaded with ideas, Easter family traditions seemed a little harder to come by, so I gathered up the best family activities I could find from my blogging buddies and […]
My Mommy Resume
I’ve been a stay at home mom for a couple years now. Occasionally it crosses my mind what it would take to bust back into the career world. I worry about how my days in the toddler trenches will be viewed by professional folk. What are my qualifications? What skills have I been developing? Well […]
My Secret to Being a Good Mom
This is probably the most laughable title I have ever given to a post. You see, I’m not really a good mom. I have many fatal flaws, and have only survived because of someone else’s ultimate sacrifice. But I realize that this blog may give the impression that I’m rockin’ this motherhood thing. I’m not. […]
An Ode to Married Life
So this post will plant me firmly in the “old fuddy duddy” category. My husband and I just had an anniversary so I’m in reflection mode. I keep thinking about how our love has changed over the years. I think if dating-me saw married-me, she’d be appalled. I put make-up on once a week. I […]
Why I’m Glad I got Post Partum Depression a Second Time
Usually, people joyfully anticipate the birth of their children. But not me. This was not my first rodeo. My first child had rocked my world. (You NEED to read that story first so that this part two will have more weight to it. But since I know some of you are rebels, let […]
Top Parenting Posts of 2014
Parenting is a rather earth-shattering experience. Each parent and child relationship is different, but every parent shares a common bond: imperfect people trying to love their imperfect kids perfectly. I haven’t even been blogging seriously for a full year, but some of my all-time favorite posts to write have been the parenting posts. Here are the most […]
One Small Change to Help You Focus During Devotion Time
Being a mother can be tortuously distracting. Completing a thought is a momentous occasion. Our to-do lists’ are huge. Our wishes and worries great. Our minds want to focus, but those pesky things of life get in the way every ten seconds. It’s annoying! No where has this become a bigger problem than with my time […]
10 Things to Pray for Your Young Children
Can I just start this whole thing by saying I’m NOT a shining example of a prayerful mother? I struggle to train my mind, focus my heart. I’ve let entire days go by without lifting my sons up to the all-powerful, mind-bogglingly good God. Ok, I’m sure I shot up a couple prayers like, “Help him […]
The Pursuit of Health
Let’s face it. Our society idolizes health. Who doesn’t want to be healthy?!? It feels good. It looks good. We may pursue it in a myriad ways. Whether we count calories or chemicals, believe in pharmaceuticals or essential oils, vegan or paleo, yoga or crossfit. Yada yada. Blah de blah. Even if you’re the opposite of […]