Unhappy? 6 Tips for Beating Winter Blues
*This post may contain affiliate links. If you follow the link and choose to make a purchase, I may receive a small referral commission, at no extra cost to you.* Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) has been something I've known about since I was a teenager. It wasn't...
Tips for Cabin Fever When You’re Stuck at Home With the Kids
Sometimes we get stuck at home for illness. Sometimes it's due to a vehicle breakdown. And, every year, we get stuck at home during winter. I currently have 5 kids in a small, 120 year old farm house. How can I stay sane with the kids at home when we all end up...
Encouragement for Moms Who Are Overwhelmed or Discouraged: We’re All Broken
One of the biggest things I have learned over my years as a mother is that we are two imperfect people raising imperfect people in a world that often works against us. This can sound like a sober realization and a hopeless proclamation but I'd like to take the...
How to Become an Ideal Mother: Is it Possible?
I have been working on establishing the same morning routine with my kids for 6 years. I can't remember where I saw the high 5 idea first but I looked back in my photos recently and saw a picture of my now 11 year old in front of the high 5 poster we still use...
Why I Don’t Keep a Clean House (And Neither Should You)
I may scare a few people off my confessing this but I’ll confess anyway: I don’t keep a clean house. It isn’t a goal I’m heading toward. In fact, having a perfectly clean house is not even on my radar. What? Isn’t that everyone’s goal? Isn’t that the role of a...
Raising Men, Not Boys: Chores
I often remind my boys (and myself) that I am raising men, not boys. I have asked them what kind of men they want to grow into and they tell me they want to be hard working and Godly. I admit to leading their answers a bit there. But this basically gives me...
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