The longer I am a parent, the more I learn about grace — both towards others and towards myself. For some reason, moms tend to have over-the-top expectations of themselves. We think we can do it all with little sleep and a great attitude. But what we need more than anything is to extend grace to ourselves. I need to …
It was the Sunday before Christmas and my kids were bouncing all over the living room, hardly able to contain their excitement. This was the day they were going to give their gifts to the sibling whose name they had chosen. I loved watching them hand their gift over with such anticipation of their brother …
I love having Christmas traditions that bring meaning to our holidays. There are so many ideas and programs out there to help families focus on the meaning of Christmas and I tend to get excited and want to try all of them. I am finally starting to realize that, in this season of life, I …
The holidays are often filled with shopping, baking, and a million other little things. If we aren’t intentional, the holidays will fly by in a blur and we will be left wondering how we missed out on things we wanted to do with our kids. Do not forget how important is to take your kids …
It was a rough day all around — everyone was grumpy, everyone was fighting. We finally made it to nap time and Titus didn’t nap. He sang, talked, and yelled, but he didn’t nap. Titus was fine playing in his crib, but I could hear him and it was stressing me out even more. I knew not napping meant …
When you think of Thanksgiving, you probably think of turkey, stuffing, gathering with family, and maybe watching the Macy’s parade on TV. These are all part of my Thanksgiving day, but my very favorite is our breakfast tradition — when it’s just us at home, together. The night before Thanksgiving, I put our Thanksgiving tablecloth on the table …
Pizza is my comfort food. It makes a bad day better; it just does! In an effort to save money and be a little healthier, we often make pizza at home. I have tried to make pizza in the past and it just wasn’t that great, but I have figured it out. This is seriously …
Whether your house is overflowing with toys or you are just trying to simplify your gift-giving, here are my favorite non-toy gift ideas for kids. Craft supplies My kids can go through craft supplies at a completely crazy rate. Construction paper, tape, markers, envelopes, and stickers are all hugely popular. For older kids, higher-quality art …
Fall activities Pumpkin-carving, apple-picking, and fall festivals have all been happening this month. Titus had to work so hard to pull the apples off the tree! The Gilmore Girls You guys! This is the stuff of my dreams. Netflix signed a deal to do a limited revival of the best show ever, The Gilmore Girls. …
This past week my parents took two of my kids with them to see Disney On Ice. My 5-year-old son, Judah, chose not to go because he thought it would take too long. So it was just him and our 2-year-old at home for the evening. Over the course of the evening, he built skyscrapers …