Tag: motherhood

Admittedly, I’m not a bodily fluids kinda girl. I’m easily grossed out and a sympathetic puker. Public restrooms are my own personal kind of...

“Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree it will live its whole life believing...

I'm that person you probably hate. I love being pregnant! I feel better in my clothes (for the most part), and I have really easy pregnancies...

Early childhood friendships can be sweet and endearing, but young children are still working out a lot of social and emotional issues that need...

Just the other day, while I was perusing social media, a friend who is becoming a new mom in the next few weeks asked...

Before I launch into this, I want to say that I think both camps- the Working Mom camp and the Stay-at-Home Mom camp- get...

As a mother of a teenage girl, I have learned a lot about patience, understanding, and self-control. I am living the nightmare of middle...

Shopping with a toddler is no easy task. Especially not now while largely pregnant. But, I do it. And I do it probably way...

I have a critical nature—both of myself and others. I hate it, but it's true. It's one of those things God may be working...

I took a Literacy class in undergrad: teaching reading seems pretty straightforward, but there's an entire science and a host of theories all intertwined...

  There was a lot about my first pregnancy I wasn't ready for. I hated the new limitations on my body, and had a hard...

Motherhood is a calling We mamas are fierce protectors of our little ones, and many of us are also protective of the right to be...

I've seen countless articles maligning parents' use of smartphones, blaming our beloved electronic rectangles for turning us into distracted, checked-out moms missing beautiful, priceless...

In a cold room a frail girl sits alone, her small hands resting on a frigid tabletop, her legs are shaking and her mind...