I want to say that parenting brings out my creative side because I’m one of those awesome parents that lets their kids paint at home… nope that is why my kids go to preschool (thank you awesome teachers!). Discipline brings out my creative side. Traditional punishments don’t work at our house, threats of punishment don’t… Read More Parenting Brings Out My Creative Side
The little kids at our church sing a song with the line “reverence is more than just quietly sitting”. Can we take a few minutes and chat about kids and church. Our family goes to church every week, we’ve been going to church every week… well forever. So at this point I’d say that my… Read More “Reverence Is More Than Just Quietly Sitting”: The Spreadsheets Do Church Part 1
Have you ever been to the pool with young children? You spend 90% of your time trying to keep the kids from dying. Basically you’re taking the kids to a giant death trap and telling them to go for it. When you’re not rescuing someone, your time is spent applying and reapplying sunscreen, tracking down… Read More I Need a “Mom” Swimsuit
We spend a lot of time talking about the beautiful and hilarious aspects of motherhood, but few of us want to admit, even to ourselves, that motherhood can be isolating and lonely. I can only speak from the experience of mothering littles, some days I find myself collapsing into bed wondering not only if my efforts… Read More Mothering, Loneliness, and Why We All Need Mom Friends
Potty training is the best… said no mom ever. Potty training is a battle, one that the parents lose on a daily basis. Potty training Harry Potter went just like the books said (and yes I read ALL the books in preparation for potty training Harry Potter). I had planned out potty training for months,… Read More Potty Training is the BEST
“The biggest mistake I made is the one that most of us make while doing this (raising children). I did not live in the moment enough. This is particularly clear now that the moment is gone, captured only in photographs. There is one picture of the three of them sitting in the grass on a… Read More Living in the “Getting It Done”
Confession, I have terrible mom guilt. I mean some days it is so bad that it keeps me up at night. I love my kids, and I chose to be a mom, but some days… well some days I do not enjoy all that comes with being a mother. Some days I want to scream… Read More Coming to Grips with Mom Guilt
Cultivating Chaos 