Tag Archives: Relationships

I'm reading another blog. And she's going on and on in flowery language about this blessed motherhood and I find myself wondering, "are we even living the same experience?" And she talks about the pri...

When I posted about the Ladies Hiking Group my sister and I started, a lot of you chimed in, telling me how you’d like to start something similar! You asked how we did it and how ...

Not everyone is going to like you.  I say this a lot, maybe because I need the reminder.  As moms raising kids, we’re in this weird stage of constantly being thrown into relationships ...

I saw this sign the other day on Facebook and it made my blood sort of boil and I chuckled a little too, because it just happens to be a huge pet peeve of mine. The sign said: &#...

The words seemed to spin around in the air - into my head and then my heart. “I have cancer.” That’s what my dad told me over the phone a few weeks ago. As the ...

I've worked outside the home for the duration of my motherhood, and I decided long ago to leave the mommy wars.  {I don’t think they really exist anywhere except on the inte...

Young moms have a lot of needs. They're still teenagers, yet they also have to balance school, a boyfriend, friends, parents, and sometimes work. As a teen mom I faced depression when I lost my boyfri...

My Daughter: “You know what Michelle called me at school?  Right in front of everyone at the lunch table!” Me: “No, what did she call you?” My Daught...

There are two things that will kill a relationship with another mom, a momlationship if you will, faster than you can say, "Your baby is so cute." Comparison and judgment. The two go hand-in-hand and ...

Just in case you haven’t been following along, I’ve been working on instilling contentment in my teens and last week I suggested 6 activities that might help with this. One of t...