Tag Archives: Mothering Well
Top Blogs of 2017
It is super fun to do a roundup of our year and see our top posts! We hope you enjoy! #10 - Fashion + Function: 10 Modest Two-Piece Swimsuits #9 - What You Never Expected #8 - Your Complete Thanksgivi...
Rebecca Joy Dec 26, 2017
Teens & Technology
Mike Olson is a graduate of SPU, and has worked at Bellevue Christian School since 1994, where he currently serves as the junior high assistant principal. He's been happily married to his wife Jenny f...
AllMomDoes Dec 14, 2017
What Our Kids Really Want for Christmas
"The virgin will conceive and give birth to a son, and they will call him Emmanuel" (which means "God with us"). -Matthew 1:23 I love the magic of Christmas- the wonder of it. I love twinkling ...
AllMomDoes Dec 13, 2017
Parenting Adult Children Through the Holidays
Today, December 4th, 2017, I realized that I didn't buy my kids an advent calendar. I also realized that I am okay with that. Since I can remember, I've bought our children the cheap .99 advent calend...
Andrea Stunz Dec 08, 2017
Meaningful Gifts That Change Lives
My husband Carlos' dad was in prison when he was little. One time they got so hungry they ate food out of a dumpster. Of course there were no presents. I still see the effects it has on his life. How ...
Sam Kelly Dec 04, 2017
Mom Confession: I Hide from My Kids
I was reading a meme a while back about how husbands disappear into the bathroom for an hour, and how we as moms wish we could do that. And then I laughed and laughed, because sometimes, I do. Okay, I...
Emily Klesick Dec 04, 2017
How the "If" Culture is Ruining Motherhood
We live in a whole new world now, ladies. This world, ruled by social media and "click-to-connect" relationships has superseded all of the organic connections we once had. And in that, we've fallen in...
Emily Klesick Nov 29, 2017
Are We There Yet?
You know how annoying it is when you are going somewhere and you're already stressed out and your kids keep repeating, "Are we there yet?" Young kids aren't great at enjoying the scenery along the way...
Ann Kirsten Nov 29, 2017
The Greatest Gift I Give My Children is My Apology
"Mommy, those are not nice words!" I stop dead in my tracks, processing what he said and feeling conviction spread over me. Sigh. He's right. Once again, I'm red in the face because I said something u...
Emily Klesick Nov 22, 2017
The Balloon Game
I assume that you've played "The Balloon Game" at parties. You know, the one where you bat balloons up in the air and they can't touch the ground or you're "out"? My family plays this game whenever we...
Ann Kirsten Nov 20, 2017