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…
The mom and her daughter in the dressing room…
I walked into the dressing room of a store the other day to try some clothes on. Another mom walked in beside me pushing a stroller with a newborn in it. She was balancing…
Five ways to become a more grateful mom…
Welcome Mom-Monday, everyone! I had so much fun talking with other moms about gratitude at the live webchat last week that I decided to do a two-part series about the topic…
Gratitude – A Happy Habit
Being grateful isn’t always easy. Especially in the middle of the challenges and chaos that can come with parenting. But when we focus on the roses, instead of the thorns… (one of the…
Maybe the most important thing that I will ever write
Lately, whenever I’m able to carve out some time to write, I’ve been struggling with which projects to work on. I have several things I’m finishing up or revising, and some new projects I’ve recently started too….
My (early) Mother’s Day present – the best gift ever
My ten-year-old walks through the front door, a smile on his face. “I wrote you a poem at school today, Mom,” he says proudly. “You did?” I smile. “Yeah. For Mother’s Day….
The Moment I Almost Missed…
A quick note first: I hosted Easter at our house this year (fun!) and didn’t have time to write a post for today, so I’m putting up one from the archives….