Let’s talk injury. Now that we have made it to summer, my kids are often ripping the skin off their knees and falling off playground equipment. Just today, my youngest son cut his leg on a staple that was sticking out of the back of our couch. Surely my kids aren’t the only kids who have some kind of …
There is a billboard near my house that uses a stock photo of a beautiful, happy, smiling couple. Next to the oddly happy couple, the headline reads “Infertility?” in huge letters. The billboard is for a medical study at a local hospital. Whoever designed the billboard is obviously not super familiar with infertility. Those two people look positively …
I was recently interviewed by Jenny from Faith and Good Works about life as a homeschool mom. It is part of a blog series that interviews 25 moms about their homeschooling journey.
As moms, sometimes it feels like we are so busy taking care of someone else and making sure that everything runs smoothly that we feel invisible like no one notices us. We feel like what we do doesn’t really matter. On an average day, I spend most of my time cooking and washing dishes. It …
What I’m loving Pilates I started doing Pilates during The Balanced Life‘s free 30-day Pilates body challenge. All of the videos were 10 minutes long, which was a great way to get introduced to this fitness system. Turns out, I really love Pilates! As a Mother’s Day gift to myself, I bought a monthly subscription to the membership program. Ever …
The other day we had a nice moment of siblings crying out of true regret and asking each other for forgiveness. If you would have walked into our house at that moment, you might have been impressed. It really was a nice moment. But before we really embrace that nice moment, let’s take a look …
A few years ago, I asked Carlos to get me a blank sketchbook or journal for Mother’s Day so I could put all of my cards and drawings that I get from the kids every year. He took the kids to the Hobby Lobby and they chose the one pictured below. I love that I have …
I regularly feel like I am failing as a mom. Am I disciplining consistently enough? Why does my 4-year-old still fall to the ground moaning when asked to complete a simple task? Am I pushing my struggling reader too hard or am I not pushing him hard enough? What if my kids are not learning what …
It has been a little quiet around here lately because our house has been in chaos for the past 2 weeks. My husband has had the flu, bronchitis, and now pneumonia. The poor man has had a fever the entire time, with very little sleep and a lot of misery. It turns out that without …
Last week I was at Kohl’s and as I walked in the door, there was a girl having a meltdown. She looked to be about 10 years old. I am talking about a screaming, stomping, full-on tantrum. Also, at the front of the store were some shoppers talking about how ridiculous her behavior was. She very well could just be …