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7 Things I Only Get Halfway Through

Parents are busy. I’m always splitting my time between things that need to get done, and spending time with my kids. For instance, at church yesterday, I had to be kid-chasing DURING rehearsal for the service. It was a madhouse up in that sanctuary. But it got me thinking: what else do I never have my full attention on? What do I never have the time to finish? I’ve compiled a list of things I never actually complete because I’m a parent…

Meals. I don’t finish mine because I’m frequently giving it to...

Life Lessons Learned When Your Heart Is Heavy

The older I get the harder life seems. Life, with all of its living, has given me a bounty of goodness. In terms...

Feeling All the Feels

Sometimes I feel like I do everything. I’ve fed them, bathed them, clothed them, entertained them, and put them to bed. I’ve done all the...

What We Are Given

Lately I have been reading as many blogs as possible about parenting autistic children.  It makes me smile to learn about other kids’ quirky...

The Mommy Bloggers: Why Are They So Bad?

I read a disturbing article recently, bashing “mommy bloggers”. Somewhere along the way, we’ve labeled mothers who write, on blogs and/or elsewhere, with...

My 5 Stages of Grief When My Alarm Goes Off

Getting up in the morning is hard. I’m not a morning person until I’ve had a little caffeine injected into my system, and...

Good King Jesus: Teaching Kids to Pray Boldly

Note: This is Part 1 in a four-part series of posts on teaching our children to pray boldly and confidently by seeing Jesus as...

Loving Her Too: Mother’s Day for Bio Moms

Mother’s Day is one of those holidays that I always took advantage of. My mom? She’s the bomb. She sacrifices, loves, and laughs...

Freedom from My Mommy Guilt

Everyone tells you that the third baby is easy. He will be flexible! He will sleep anywhere! He will be calm! He will...

A Toddler’s War on Food: Finding Peace in Compromise

Sometimes, toddlers are picky. Okay, fine. Toddlers are picky. End of sentence. It’s hard to get them to do anything you’d like them...

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