About Jessica

Jessica Fisher is a mom of six young children, aged toddler to teen. She writes to encourage moms on "the road to joyful motherhood" at www.Lifeasmom.com and also shares delicious ways to act your wage at www.goodcheapeats.com

How to Stoop without Sighing

Mother and child blowing dandelion

As a mom of young children, I can find myself sighing — too often, actually. The cries for “more milk,” “help me,” and “read to me,” can seem endless. And, all too often, I sigh because I’m being interrupted or delayed in a household task or a homeschooling assignment. I’m not talking about ecstatic or [...]

Treasure the Moment in Your Heart

Dora-Birthday-Cake

Motherhood has been called a thankless job. Diapers, meals, laundry, runny noses, homework — it’s true that there’s no end to the daily tasks and responsibilities of good old mom. And it’s true that sometimes it takes a lifetime — or at least a few decades — to see and to know that we’ve done our jobs well. [...]