Tag Archives: Mothering Well

You guys. I love these mom confessions. Sometimes we write them to pull back the mask of perfection, hopefully relieving the weight of that pressure for other moms. Sometimes we do it to ju...

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The other day I was wandering around my house, putting away stacks of laundry. I had spent a good, long while beforehand neatly folding piece by piece what I can only assume is every item of clothing ...

I move fast.I talk fast.I type fast.I decide fast. And I drink coffee really, really fast. I don’t like loops that stay open.I don’t like for feelings and tempers to ...

Last week, I read a blog by a young mother who lamented the fact that she had sixteen more years of parenting left (until her youngest turns eighteen).  I wanted to reach through my computer and ...

“The same grace that saved me will save you. Therefore, I recommend, if you have slipped a little bit, and all of us have at some point,  just take the plunge into the ocean of God’s ...

Just a couple of weeks ago, my hubby and I found out that we are expecting our third baby boy.  I will be totally honest. I struggled coming home from that ultrasound. Not at all becau...

I can feel the symptoms rising up.I’m tired.And the pantry in my kitchen?It’s making me crazy. Yep.The kitchen pantry is my canary in the coal mine, so to speak.And when I hit K...

This post originally appeared on Kelsie's Kitchen. The alarm rings and I am the first one up. This was my goal for it is solitude I’m seeking. I drag myself from bed and head directly t...

Another Mother’s Day is coming, deep sigh. It seems to come around the same time every year, doesn’t it? Before I was a step mom, I looked forward to this &ld...