Denial has worked well for me for months, but there’s no more of that today. Lists have been made and checked off. Bags have been packed and weighed and repacked. And tomorrow my sweet daughter leaves to study Spanish for a semester in Chile.  Happy adventuring, dear girl.  May God bless you and keep...
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Got a mom or two on your gift list who’s in need of encouragement and practical advice? May I suggest my book A Sane Woman’s Guide to Raising a Large Family? This book shares ways to stretch your income, make more space in your home, juggle laundry and chores, while still connecting with your...
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Yesterday was Monday, in all its exhausting glory.  The weekend shot by unusually fast, it seemed, and I felt unready to jump back into school.  Then the dog got sick and gave me a pseudo-reprieve;  instead of school I ended up spending the morning at the vet.  The dog’s on steroids now, with a...
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A reader sent me an email this morning asking if in the busyness of motherhood, I crave time for myself, and what I do about it.  After I wrote an answer to her, I decided I’d share my answer here, and then ask you all to respond as well with ideas. ————- Yes, absolutely...
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Third child.  Third time I’ve sent a child off to college, and still it is not easy. Friday I got Jared settled into his dorm room for his first year of college. Made his bed, stocked his dorm fridge with yogurt and OJ and milk, bought him cleaning supplies and ravioli and trail mix...
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Check out MyRecipes.com for the recipe that goes with this picture!
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Here’s a great post by Shaun Groves sharing some essential traits in a friend.
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I’ve got a giveaway for you today! The book is called Steady Days: A Journey Toward Intentional Professional Motherhood, and it is written by Jamie Martin. She writes about mothering intentionally, with a plan, and about finding ways to fit meaningful interaction into busy life. My own mother, as a mom of 8, was...
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We all have them. Days where the rain won’t stop and the kids have ‘tudes and the car breaks down and the house is a wreck, and your mood is as low as a turtle’s belly. You want to resign, or at least escape for a day. But of course that would involve finding...
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After listening to several quick and not-terribly-logical completely illogical topic changes in the conversation at lunch, my 15 year old son shook his head, laughed, and said, “It sounds like the train of thought just crashed with the helicopter of confusion.”
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