Tag Archives: Mothering Well

She gave my kids everything they wanted. It didn't matter how strict I was trying to be, she went behind my back and caved into their demands. A second helping of dessert, some candy before dinner, or...

I am certain I ask this rhetorical question to myself every year but how is it already nearing summer break for the kids? For us in the pacific northwest, schools are not out until mid or even late Ju...

Proverbs 1:8-9: "Never forget your mother's instructions. For their insight will bring you success, adorning you with grace-filled thoughts and giving you reins to guide your decisions." There is a be...

Slow down. I say these words to my children countless times throughout the day. I say it when they bang their elbow into the doors as they run by, when they knock their cups over as they reach for som...

The children were so intrigued as we read the Bible story of Balaam and his donkey. They had soo many questions! The donkey could talk? Like for real? What language did it speak? Was it a cartoon or a...

I'm a huge advocate for having children do household chores. Chores curb entitlement, help kids develop valuable life skills, and make them feel like contributing members of the family. That being sai...

I have spring cleaning heavy on my mind lately. Maybe it is because I am trying to manifest nicer weather given the pacific northwest has not quite gotten the message the spring has sprung. We are hav...

For as long as I can remember, I have found that cleaning helps to clear my head more than most other things. Don't roll your eyes too fast though because being wired this way does not then mean my ho...

Lately I've been watching the young moms in my life run themselves ragged trying to be perfect moms. As I watch them try to do-all and be-all for their kids, I feel sad. They're not only missing out o...

The sun shone through the windows, giving the kitchen a brightness that hadn't been there in months. My family was up, dressed, and contentedly occupied elsewhere in the house while bacon and scratch-...