Life is full of mistakes to be made, but that doesn’t mean we lose. In our family, we win or we learn. That’s how we play the game. I wish that I could bottle up all the things I’ve learned in the last 45 years and hop into a time machine. I’d transport myself back…
It’s easy to fall into a trap that we can automate all the things in our lives as moms, but the thing we can’t set and forget is parenting. My life as mom has often felt like a game of spinning plates. There is so much to do in a day or a week; get…
Do you have an afternoon routine for your family to wind down from school and work? Give them an afternoon high five to make it easy. What do your kids do when school’s done for the day? Is it a free-for all? Do folks scatter for their rooms and individual devices? Or do you have…
There are many excuses we can make not to be fit, but there are plenty of reasons to exercise, all of which will do our bodies good. Disclosure: I am not a doctor, nor do I play one on TV. The following is a result of my own research. Please confirm everything I say with…
Get out with the family with no fear of being caught unprepared. Pack these activity bags to ensure that fun is exactly what your outing holds. It seems that in our current culture, at least at my house, it’s all too easy to stay home. There are devices to look at and all kinds of…
Want to make things easier on yourself? Looking to simplify? Check out these tricks for streamlining your life. Life can be crazy for a mom or home manager. There are so many things to do in a day, it really can be a full time job. If only things could be simplified, streamlined, easified…. You’re in…
Our kids don’t have a context for our correction. They don’t know how fiercely we love them. We need to speak the truth in love. When I had my first child, my mother and my mother-in-law both kind of went ga-ga. They were enraptured with this little boy that God had given us. It was…
Exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months is generally recommended. Today I share my story with breastfeeding as well as what a new mom might expect. This post was originally posted on May 1, 2012. The comments are so rich with experiences from a wonderful group of ladies who were kind enough to share their…
Planning quality time with each child, particularly in a large family, can be tricky. But, it’s not impossible. And it’s SO worth the effort! This is a great thing to add to your time budget! We were driving home from Santa Barbara this weekend. FishChick napped most of the way thanks to the Dramamine that…
Video games get a bad rap, to the point that moms think their children should never play them. I’m going on record to say: Video games are not the devil. It took me a long time to learn this lesson, but here I am, going on record: Video games aren’t all bad, and I’m okay…