You’re a beautiful mom…
Regardless of how you feel right now. Regardless of what someone might have told you. Regardless of what the world often says. You’re beautiful. Inside and out. In the way…
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 and got out. “I hope the snow cone…
Join me today!
Let’s be honest; in the middle of the challenges that sometimes come with parenting, having an attitude of gratitude isn’t always a breeze. Stop by Mamapedia today and join me in the discussion…
Coffee cake and banana slugs (and it’s all about being real)
Today for Mom-Monday, I wanted to share one of the mom-moment stories I got in response to my requests for submissions for the book I’m writing. (After reading some of…
I am SO not going to sweat the small stuff…
Thanks for stopping by for Mom-Monday. I found this post in my blog editor the other day and realized I never published it. I know it’s not an accident that…
Braiding her hair…
She’s twelve now and she stands almost eye to eye with me. With each day, she’s becoming more independent, and more sure of herself. She likes reading and painting, swimming…
Five tips for raising grateful kids
Today, I’m concluding my two-part series on gratefulness. In the first part of this series, we talked about five ways we can be more grateful as moms, and today we are…
And then you realize they are pedaling on their own…
We try to say prayers as a family every night. It’s part of our bedtime routine with the kids and I love the time together–the four of us in either…