The girl in the mirror…
Today, for Mom-Monday, I’m sharing a previous post with a question I got from a reader about eating disorders, as well as some resources, in the hope that it might help…
Sometimes a mom needs to be told she is a good mom
The kids and I pause in the kitchen, listening to the rain outside. It’s coming down harder now, slapping against the patio overhang and the windows. “The bird!” my daughter…
How to help your kids pursue their dreams…
We’ve been doing a lot of talking about dreams in our house lately. (We started the new year by writing in our Dream Journals with the kids.) I’m so excited…
How to make (quick and easy) gingerbread houses
Every year in December, we make gingerbread houses. (It’s a tradition I love and I was happy that my kids didn’t think they were too old for it this year,…
Inspiring Stories of Adoption: Twice the Joy…
Today, for Mom-Monday, I am sharing an article I wrote that was originally published in Sacramento Parent Magazine, a great magazine in my area that I love to write for….
Praying for snow cones…
My daughter and I pulled up to the pool where she practices for swim team every day. She opened the car door to get out. “I hope the snow cone…
Living with a one-month perspective
I still have it–this note on my mirror: I walked by it the other day and paused, remembering the One-Month journey I took a few years ago after reading the New…
The landscape of a mom’s heart…
But it’s a beautiful change, isn’t it? Take a minute and share; how has being a mom changed you? “The moment a child is born, the mother is also born. …