Tag: parenting
Anxiety of The After-School Playdate
I went to my first official school meeting this month in preparation for sending our soon-to-be 5-year-old off to Kindergarten in August. The introductory information meeting...
Celebrating Heroic Moms This Mother’s Day, Part II {Sponsored by Northwestern...
When you talk to Amy Adams, you can’t help but smile. She has one of those contagiously energetic and upbeat personalities and I could...
Pulling Away to Keep My Firstborn Close
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If you ask her who I am, she points to herself and states, “Mine.” Continuing on with her important business without so much as...
What My Mom Taught Me About Motherhood
I talk to my mom on the phone nearly daily right now. Seeing as I’m in the thick of motherhood, staying home with my...
Celebrating Heroic Moms This Mother’s Day {Sponsored by Northwestern Mutual}
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Mother's Day is a time to celebrate the amazing women in our lives. We know that motherhood is an incredible experience. From the moment...
Rule the Pool With These 10 Mommy Tips
The warm weather is here and swim season is right around the corner. In years past we've had several good, and not so good...
7 Things I Love About Cloth Diapering (And One Thing I...
When my husband and I first set out on becoming parents, we agreed on two major things: raising our kids as naturally as possible...
“Who are these people?” – When Your Kids Are Nothing Like...
When I was in college, I had to write a paper imagining what my life would be like 10 years after I graduated. I...
My Perfect Mother’s Day
I was watching one of my favorite sitcoms the other day and it just so happened to be the Mother’s Day episode. In the...
“Ask Before You Touch”: Raising Kids To Understand Consent
Recently I was reading an article a mom wrote about her family rules. Some of the rules were pretty standard: clean up after yourself, finish your...
Maintaining Marital Balance With Kids, Bills, and Life
This past November, my husband and I had the pleasure of attending a marriage conference in Louisville, Kentucky, hosted by New Birth Ministry Center....
Don’t Feel Bad; I Love Staying Home
I am a stay-at-home mom, and I'm not ashamed to say that I love it. I don’t miss working. I don’t miss answering to...
Surviving and Thriving with a Special Needs Child
A happy, easy baby: that's what our daughter Lauren was from the time she was born. She nursed and napped often and easily and...
St. Patrick’s Day: Before Kids Vs. After
It's no secret that life changes drastically when you have kids, but perhaps one of the biggest changes is how you celebrate certain holidays,...