Sow Much Chaos, Sow Little Secrecy
We do our best as parents, but there is no manual. So here is a lesson that I learned about preparing your kids for life and the reality that life is not fair. In addition, I’m providing some links to videos on the worst parenting advice other moms have ever received. You know, just to [...]
There are days when I feel like no matter how much I do for my kids, I am not able to feel victorious as a mother. Yesterday was one such day. Yesterday started with a husband who had the stomach flu and not feeling so hot myself. I got the kids to school and [...]
It’s a question I ask myself daily. Everytime I see a puddle of spilled milk getting crusty from sitting on the floor and being ignored by all seven of our kids. Everytime I put on jeans and they fit a tad more snug than the last time I wore them. Everytime I look in the [...]
I don’t subscribe to parenting magazines anymore. Quite honestly, I’m tired of reading about how to make my own baby food and handle terrible two tantrums. My kids are past the baby stage and I need a publication that talks about how to thrive during motherhood, beyond the baby era. The is one magazine that [...]
Congrats, Jamie and thank you for all of your enthusiasm in promoting the giveaway! Tickets for the movie are on sale starting today so I’m going to send you the $25 dollar Fandango gift card right away so that you can purchase one for you and a friend!
Yes, I’m one of those people. I love the Twilight Saga. I am unashamed. It is a beautiful love story with many underlying truths, veiled in a pop culture phenomenon. Stephenie Meyer’s dream/stroke of genius will always be a favorite fantasy indulgence of mine. So it is fitting that the premier of Breaking Dawn, part [...]
Daniel Jr was close…thisclose…to earning his cell phone. He wants one bad, so bad that he can taste it. When progress reports came home from school last week, I could see how painful it was for him to hand me his. He had four A’s and one B+. The deal we made required all A’s. [...]
Who says online friendships aren’t real? Photo by Justin Hackworth Photography Location: EVO Conference, Park City, Utah Shown: (left to right) Tonya Staab, Zippy Sandler, Katja Presnal, me
I like silence. I enjoy the few hours that I finally get every day while my seedlings are in school. Silence is beautiful. I beg my children at least once a day, to just be silent for a few minutes and allow me to collect my thoughts. Silence is essential at times. There are times, [...]
