Tag Archives: Mothering Well

This has been an epic season of colds and the flu so we all need some new ways to boost ourselves up and stay healthy.  In an effort to try to stay healthy and kick the colds faster, I solicited ...

Social Media isn’t my “thing.” One of the benefits is that I don’t get bogged down with things I don’t necessarily care a whole lot about. But I haven’t yet moved m...

Mom, I’m sorry to tell you, but you’re out of luck. There is no way you’re going to do this parenting thing perfectly. Because no matter what you do, you’re doing it wrong. The...

Parents, we live in a world where countless children are starting to view pornography in their preadolescent years.* And it isn't safe to assume our children won't somehow fall into that category...

One of my biggest pet peeves while pregnant was when people would try to convince me of how little sleep I was going to get once the baby arrived. I believe ignorance is bliss in some situations. I do...

The toddler isn’t sleeping through the night right now. You realize how painful this is, don’t you? For months, we’ve been in a rhythm: She goes to bed, I go to bed, and neither of u...

My daughter is playing with bottles of paint. Except she’s not painting with them. The pink one is Elsa, the purple one is Anna, and they are shimmying down the leg of the dining room table to r...

When I was in high school, I read a book called What Looks Like Crazy on an Ordinary Day by Pearl Cleage. Now if I’m being completely honest, I remember absolutely nothing about the t...

What images come to mind when you think of Thanksgiving?  A joyful meal with family and friends?  Mass turkey consumption and all day football binges? Though many of us celebrate thanksgivin...

“And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.” Colossians 3:17 (NIV) I’m not sure what...