Tag Archives: Mothering Well

At the heart of all our weariness, all our frustration and angst over our inability to “get it together” is a deeply spiritual problem. It’s this: We don’t have the power to tr...

Even before I had given birth to my second child, I knew she’d be my last.  Something within me just felt so certain that our family was complete with two kids. But then somethin...

Just a few weeks ago, we were getting ready to go play with some friends and as I ran to shower, I told my kids that we needed to do some chores before we left. I couldn’t believe what I saw whe...

I know the feeling: I’ve surveyed the chaos of my life and thought…there really has to be a better way of doing this, there has to be a way I can bring some order into this mess. I really...

I think it must be how vividly lots of people remember these days with young ones. After chatting with them for a moment, I usually end up hearing about how they had 4, 5 or 6 kids and how they rememb...

Up until this week, I thought that all carpet cleaning companies were pretty much the same. I figured that if you opened the yellow pages, shut your eyes, and pointed your finger anywhere on the page,...

I guess the good thing about being the Mom of many is that when you run up against negative emotions or hard times with your kids…you remember…”oh ya, I’ve been here before.&...

You know the feeling: You get to the end of a frenzied day, your hair supposedly in a pony tail but actually branching out in 26 different directions, coffee staining the front of the tee shirt you pu...

Far too many of us base our value as mothers on what other people think. Case in point: Last week, the internet blew up. It blew up after this little article was published by The...

On one of my most memorable walks with my sister, she asked me what things I'd like to do in my life, that I haven't done yet. Gosh, I love questions like that. I love talking hopes and dreams with pe...