EVERY MOMent COUNTS!
One of the hardest things about being a newlywed was seeing my new husband as my father’s son. As a single mom before we got married, I’d gotten used to making all the decisions. I thought I knew what was best. After all, I was the mom. The truth is that things didn’t get easier [...]
… are you helping your husband follow his dreams? I came upon a realization yesterday as I hugged my husband. I’m a bit rounder than I was when we got married. So is he. We both have more wrinkles. His hair is speckled with gray. (My hair would have more speckles, too, if it wasn’t [...]
1. Hide your past mistakes. Put on an act that you’re perfect and they’re the ones with all the problems. (After all if your teens hear what you did in your past, they might want to follow.) 2. Don’t worry about where they are going and what they are doing. You didn’t want to be [...]
The hardest part of mothering is dealing with you. First, you have to deal with your need to succeed in everyone’s eyes. You don’t want to be “that mother” who forgets the snack after the soccer game or forgets to send your kids with 100 M&Ms on the 100th day of school. Second, you [...]
There are all types of lists for parents. If you want a list to ruin your kids forever, here’s a list for you. 1. Give your kid everything he or she wants. Don’t deny what will truly make him happy. Overvalue money and things in his eyes. 2. Dress your child in designer clothes, no matter [...]
Okay, so you wanna know the truth? For women (or at least for me), sex is 99 percent mental. (Okay, not 99 percent but at least 75 percent.) That’s not saying the physical aspect of love-making isn’t important — it is! — or saying that it’s not magical, exciting, rewarding, and bonding. (It can be all that, [...]
I stood slicing cucumbers in the kitchen when my 10-year-old son, Nathan, entered, eyes bright. “Mom, guess what. Colter got four rabbits, and he’s part of a rabbit club. He said I could join and that rabbits don’t cost much money.” “A rabbit club, huh?” Rabbits are cute … and caring for one would teach responsibility, I [...]
There are some things I forgot in the 16 years between babies, such as the dangers of tablecloths. As soon as Alyssa was old enough to sit in a highchair, she was drawn to tugging on the tablecloth. Drawn. When a baby is five months old, it’s pretty cute. “Oh, look at that, she can grab it.” [...]
I bet if you polled 100 moms, all 100 would say they wished they could be more perfect. That’s what we want. To be the mom who bakes the cookies, plays the board games, cheers the loudest at Little League. Not to mention teaches our children Scripture, has daily quiet time with the kids, models [...]
Eleven years ago, I was reading a “Woman’s World” magazine, and one article changed my thoughts on how many children is “enough.” At the time, I thought three was plenty. My kids were ten, seven, and five. I was homeschooling them, and we had a very busy life. Then I read an article about all the [...]
