This is revolutionary: I realized today that motherhood doesn't really have to be as difficult as it seems most days. It takes a little …
10 unrealistic changes that would make motherhood MUCH easierRead More
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This is revolutionary: I realized today that motherhood doesn't really have to be as difficult as it seems most days. It takes a little …
10 unrealistic changes that would make motherhood MUCH easierRead More
In: General
Summer is upon us. Many moms I know are frantically attempting to figure out what to do with their children who no longer have schoolwork and …
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I really like gifts and my husband will, undoubtedly, give me something for Mother's Day this year. He will do it because he loves me, appreciates me, …
evidence i deserve absolutely nothing for mother’s dayRead More
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Every mama knows when a baby's about to go postal. He adopts a certain certain far-off gaze, he fusses but no pacifier will be able to soothe him, or …
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Mother's Day is coming. With Easter being so late this year, it will be here before we know it.As a pastor's family, since Sunday is a major workday, …
ten perfect gifts to buy your wife for mother’s dayRead More
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I have a lot of conversations like this with my husband:Me: "Gah, that tragedy just makes me feel like there is hope after all." Mr. F: "I don't …
10 signs you’re a dreamer trying to hack your way through the real worldRead More
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Moms are the swiss army knives of real life. We correct homework, bandage wounds, pay bills, pick weeds, make applesauce, frame crayon art, paint …
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Every mama has different strategies when it comes to road trips. My friend Melissa takes three days to pack and plan snacks. I know moms who map out …
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The boys' school is hosting a parenting seminar this week. They are bringing in a well-respected and successful pastor/parenting expert in to do the …
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Ah, bedtime.The exhausting tasks of the day are over and you finally get to put your precious children in their beds.You are done. You made it. …
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These kids were once babies.Not sure when all this big-ness started....A week ago I wrote about the way that caring for babies is like the movie …
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Raising children is like the movie Groundhog Day, you have to get to relive the same day again, and again, and again, and again....That can be a great …
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