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Mama, Can We Be ‘Slow To Anger’?
You’ve heard of art museums and natural history museums. But, here’s something you likely haven’t come across before: The Relieve Stress Museum.
(If you’re over a certain age, you’re wondering, “What in the world will they think of next?!”)
Located in Shanghai, China, the museum is fitted with what they call “boom rooms” where people deal with ...
Memo from God: Enjoy Life!
Our Middle School-aged kids finally started back with in-person school recently. After a year-and-a-half of vegetating at their desks behind computer screens in online school they were desperate to go back to IRL classes (Just showing off my recently acquired ‘with-it’ lingo. FYI, IRL = In Real Life. You can thank me later for that ...
Where Do You Live?
When our son was about two years old, we got him a t-shirt that proclaimed: “I still live with my parents.” We thought it was the cutest thing ever — incidentally, as newly-minted parents, we thought everything about him was supremely brilliant (Anyone else remember those gushing first-time parent days?). His t-shirt would bring a ...
Does What You’re Doing Really Count?
This last week didn’t quite go exactly as planned.
I’m guessing that’s happened to you too in the recent past.
You plan to stay on schedule. But the only thing that sticks to its guns is a blasted headache that ruins your day.
You plan to work out and get outdoors more. But the only thing that takes ...
Good Moms Yell Too?
Here’s a dark and somewhat dirty secret . . .
Moms yell.
We do
It’s not something we talk about often.
It’s not something we choose to display on social media.
It’s not something we want on our parenting resumes.
It remains tucked away because there’s shame attached to it. After all, other moms don’t raise their voices and completely lose it with ...
When Your Kids Call You Out
If there’s anyone who “tells it like it is” it’s our kids.
They don't mince words when they speak. They don’t sugarcoat things so it sounds politically correct or palatable. They don’t hide behind nice-isms and platitudes.
And, often, their honest words are exactly what we need to hear.
Let’s take a sample of some of the comments ...
God Carries You, Mama! (+ Free Phone Wallpaper)
Hey friends,
As a slightly (ahem) "older" mom, I figured I should share some nuggets of truth with the mama who is just starting her journey of parenting. Not that I have it all figured out. I don't. Not by a long shot.
But I do know one thing about this parenting gig—I need God in the ...
A Letter To My Son On His 13th Birthday
Hey kid,
It’s HERE! The “dreaded” teen years are upon us. Netflix shows and blog posts warn us nervous mamas that this phase will involve slammed doors, eye rolls, a vapid disinterest in all things family, and words that range from fluent sarcasm to pure venom.
But somehow—call me naïve—I don’t think it’s going to play out ...
Raise Your Kids So They’re Not Self-Reliant
Did you do a double-take when you read the title of this article? I wouldn’t blame you. It’s an odd title. It unhinges some of our core beliefs about how to raise our kids. After all, how can it be wrong to teach our kids to stand on their own feet?
As a mom of two middle schoolers, ...
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