Years ago as a brand new mom to a little boy I couldn’t possibly love more I had my first experience with the kind of anger that
It’s not an unusual scene: the kids are running through the house, chasing each other, playing tag, tackling, tickling. Friends are over and the girls have
Confession: I sometimes think I’m wrecking my kids. I’m sure you can’t relate, but I have moments where I observe my boys (ages three and five) at
Guest post by Megan Kimmelshue We are three kids in three years in and I’ll be honest. So many times I wake up in the morning and
Unspoken expectations Becoming a parent is a huge learning curve. I don’t know what it’s like in other cultures, but in ours there seems to be unspoken
The epic Starbucks incident that made me a better parent. It was one of those moments when you wish you could disappear into the wallpaper. Three-year-old Levi
Most of you probably don’t know this about me, but offline I regularly teach about leadership, and have done so for the past twelve years. Recently I
150+ Advent activities (or Christmas countdown activities) by category: Fun at home, outings, serving others, in the kitchen, decorating, faith-based, crafting, movies, winter-specific, and summer-specific. Skim the
Apparently our yard isn’t good stick gathering ground. A few days ago I took the boys to visit a park we had never been to before.
I am a shameless Christmas LOVER (all caps utterly necessary). And although I put up a few personal ‘boundaries’ around my zeal (ie no Christmas music and
We stay-at-home moms know we are blessed to be home with our littles, but that doesn’t mean we aren’t faced with the challenge of not just surviving—but actually thriving—while surrounded
