21 Nov On Thanksgiving, and thanks-living.
It’s sweater weather in Virginia ...
18 Nov Self Care and You…
Last time I blogged, I shared about Inner Beauty. I’ve been thinking over the last few weeks about how difficult it was for me over my 10 years of motherhood to have an ebb and flow figuring out how to take care of myself. I...
15 Nov Do Unto Mothers As You Would Have Them Do Unto You
As a mom, we've all been there: At the park, gym, pool, or playground with a group of other mothers, you share an issue that you are facing with one of your children. While sympathy abounds, so does the advice, and you leave feeling more confused...
01 Nov Kill Me Softly, or Thank God It Hurts
We have all heard of this one: If you put a frog in hot water, its survival instincts would kick in, and it would try to leap out, because, you know, OUCH! However, if you gradually heat up the water, the frog would stay put till it...
28 Oct For the 10,000 moments a mother doesn’t see
I stood in front of the elephants at the National Zoo smiling as I took a photo of the magnificent creatures. Two of my girls had nudged forward to the front of a small crowd to get a better look at some of Dumbos distant...
21 Oct Inner Beauty
I saw someone once post the following on Facebook about women...
19 Oct Kids in the Kitchen: 7 Tips for Training Little Cooks
If you read my post about the chore charts I created for my girls this fall, you may have noticed that my older two daughters asked to help with cooking. In an effort to fan this useful and creative flame, I assigned them each a few...
17 Oct On Redemption
This is my firstborn, she of the sometimes blue, sometimes pink hair, sweaty cloud of curls, and the outsized personality a mirror of my own. We are warring these days and the only winners here are my sin and her tears, and oh how my...
14 Oct A Letter to My Son: Real Men Walk with a Limp
My sweet boy, I am watching you closely these days. Watching you crawl confidently all over creation, cracking open drawers and dressers, cabinets and bags with the joy and delight of someone discovering long lost treasure. You are curious and crafty in your wandering and why oh...
07 Oct Just Keep Moving
A few weekends ago we went hiking down the side of a pretty steep mountain. This picture doesn't do it justice but it was pretty steep. We watched some other "young" (I mean...