Motherhood, Marriage & Faith

“Don’t rescue your child from a challenge. Teach them how to face it.” -Dr. Laura For the past three years we have spent our summer’s going to the same swim teacher. She is a grandma who has been coaching swim out of her home for…

"Children are not a distraction from more important work. They are THE MOST important work." -C.S.Lewis It often feels like we as moms are missing out on just about everything. I see the mom who leaves the work out class early because their baby is…

"Train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old he will not depart from it." -Proverbs 22:6 Since last fall my girlfriend and I decided to co-teach a homeschool preschool for our 3 year olds. I never thought I…

"Being a mom has made me so tired. And so HAPPY."    Tina Fey Welcome to the first (and probably not the last) edition of "You know you're a Mom When..." This was such a fun list to put together & quite honestly hard to…

"Keep Calm and Dance with Ellen" Three years ago today my husband surprised me for my 30th birthday and got us tickets to see the Ellen Degeneres Show (yes, now you all know exactly how old I am and I bet you are all thinking…

"I have loved you with an everlasting love." -Jeremiah 31:3 The other night I lingered a bit longer. It was a beautiful day filled with an outing for our daughters 18 month birthday (yes, we celebrate half birthdays in our home). I had been planning…

"Each month has an average of 30-31 days...except the last month of pregnancy which has 1,453 days." -E cards One of my best girlfriends is due any day now and we recently got to talking about the hysterical, sometimes horrific, things people say to pregnant…

"Comparison is the thief of joy." Theodore Roosevelt You've seen it. The picture perfect social media types. Every picture you see they seem to have the best body, smile, the perfect lighting. Others seem to have the most amazing adventures, vacations, jobs, the perfect looking…

"Words kill, words give life; they're either poison or fruit - you choose." -Proverbs 18:21 A few months ago I felt like I had been bullied. A grown adult, who is normally fully capable of standing up for herself, felt completely defeated. It brought back…