-
Test Results
I lay on the table hearing the helicopter like roar of the machine circling around my head. I ask the technician how long it would take. “No more than 5 minutes,” she is quick to reply as she tells me to scoot up. The machine does it’s thing and surely, less than 5 minutes later the rumbling…
-
Fall Family Fun Bucket List
Fall. As a kid, I always loved and looked forward to summer, but as an adult, fall is definitely my favorite. The weather becomes actually bearable, which means fun outdoor play is possible. I love the colors of fall, the smells, the crisp air, football, and all things pumpkin. Since the boys are getting a little bit older, I thought…
-
Light. Love. Life
In an effort to clean out our disastrous garage that hasn’t been touched much during the 7 months we’ve lived in our house (we moved 5 weeks before I had baby #3 in 3 years), we decided to hang up the solar screens that have just been sitting there (let’s be real, they were taking up a TON of space).…
-
Our Marriage, 5 years later: Happily Ever After, or is It?
“What movie do you want to watch?” my Mom asked. “Sleeping Booty, Mama! Sleeping Booty,” I replied in my 4 year old voice. Years pass. I celebrate my 9th birthday and am so excited to have a Beauty and the Beast theme. I still can picture the cake: Belle, dark hair, big brown eyes, lover of books, basically me, just…
-
Prescription for Contentment
“Prescription for contentment: never allow yourself to complain about anything-even the weather, never picture yourself in any other circumstance or someplace else, never compare your lot with another’s, never allow yourself to wish this or that had been otherwise, never dwell on tomorrow- remember that [tomorrow] is God’s not ours”- from Calm My Anxious Heart, Linda Dillow These words popped…
-
For the Love of Discipline Book Review
From Sara Wallace: “What should I do when my kid lies? How should I handle hitting? These are the kinds of questions 99.9% of our discipline conversations revolve around – and they drive us CRAZY. They’re not bad questions, but there are other questions we should be asking ourselves that will actually take off some pressure. They require looking at…
-
Mama, Stop Trying to Carry All the Things
His cherub face looks up at me, 5 stuffed animals in his arms, “No, Mama! I do it myself!” This picture was snapped almost a year ago, but both of my boys still like to carry ALL the THINGS. We’ve tried reasoning (“Hey bud, you can’t hold all of those things. God gave us only two hands”). We’ve tried giving…
-
Favorite Podcasts for Encouraging Mamas
Fun Friday edition number 1! As a stay at home mom, some days can be long and lonely. Even when you carefully plan and execute outings around your baby (or toddler or multiple kiddo’s nap times) you only have a small window of time when you can get out and do anything. Add in snack times, feeding times for the…
-
Use Your Words, The Power of Praise
With toddlers in the house, Daniel Tiger is a favorite around here. I often find myself singing the jingles. Lately the one that has been playing on repeat in my mind is, “Use your words, use your words…to say how you feel”. I have attended two funerals in the last few months where the person giving the eulogy did an…
-
Do the Hard Things, Even when it seems like you deserve a medal for keeping everyone alive for the day
Sometimes as parents we have a whole fun day planned. We’ve looked up the free events in our community and packed the bags and planned the meals and we are excited to show our kids the day. We just cannot wait to get our little ones dressed up and out the door, ready for an adventure. But, somehow it never…
