EVERY MOMent COUNTS!
After the holidays have come and gone and the New Year’s resolve has worn thin, it’s easy to find yourself in a slump. You feel lethargic, unmotivated, and in a rut. Here are seven tips to help you restore your energy and zest for life again: 1. Do Something Sometimes, the best remedy for pulling [...]
Yesterday while getting ready for church, my daughter dropped one of THOSE questions. “How do you keep from getting pregnant? Is that why people get divorced?” I looked in the mirror at her reflection, and my mind spun backward in time to when she was five. Our family was driving along when she asked, “When [...]
A few weekends ago, I did something I hadn’t done in years. I put on the Salsa Music channel on our television (an all music channel) and turned up the volume. I got up and started twirling around the living room. Seconds later, the pitter-patter of four little feet came running in to see what [...]
Recently, I was at a mom’s get-together. I don’t remember what we were talking about but, in the middle of the conversation, one of the moms said sheepishly, “Well, actually I have a cleaning lady who comes every other week.” She looked ashamed to even admit this audibly, but I quickly set her at ease [...]
It was winter, a blizzard raged outside, but inside the cozy home despair was raging inside the heart of this young mom. My son was a newborn and he was crying without ceasing. My normally sweet spirited three year old was crying and clinging to me throughout the morning. I reached the end of myself, [...]
It was Christmas Eve and I had to make one last run to the grocery store before I could continue making more delicious things to eat and then regret later. I had been to the store a few times that week already, so what was one more trip. Plus, all I needed was a few [...]
Oh nap, you are a gift from God— I feel now I can make it! When just twenty little minutes ago I thought I couldn’t take it. “Nap when your kids nap!” I was told, And boy, that was good advice. ‘Cause a mommy starting to border on nasty Is once again being quite nice. [...]
After a long and wearying day of traveling with our three children (6, 4, and 2), we were anxiously waiting to disembark at our final destination. I couldn’t have been more ready to get off the plane. All three children had been especially whiny and antsy that day. I was sure everyone around us was desperate to [...]
i.e. starting over in a new place… A few weeks ago we moved to a new city and state. Among other things, I mourned the loss of the close ties I had made in my old home. Yes, friendships can survive a move, but proximity to dear friends is a gift. I miss my old [...]
My kids’ laughter met my ears as I rushed into the living room. They sat around the carpeted floor surrounded by Lego blocks. Each of them had a project in various stages of completion. Smiles filled their faces. I glanced at the clock and groaned. My throat tightened and an ache moved to my temples. [...]
