A Lesson Learned

  Sometimes I feel like my purpose for the entire day is just to keep my head above water…to keep my kids from injuring themselves, keep myself from yelling at them constantly, keep the house from being destroyed or set…

  “Mommy, I love you.” “Thank you, Buddy. I love you too!” “Does that make you smile, Mommy? When I tell you that I love you?” “Yes, baby. It makes me smile REALLY big.”   This was just a small…

Do you ever wish you had a road map to life? I certainly do! I could also use a guide, an instruction manual, and an endless supply of energy bars to keep me going…thank you very much. Wouldn’t it be…

  A few weeks ago, I had the amazing opportunity to join several other MomLife Today Contributors in Naples, Florida. Not only did I get to know and learn from some incredible women…I also was able to have time by…

  Screaming, crying, and writhing on the floor for 10 solid minutes. This is just a typical response to not being able to one’s shirt over one’s head….in my house, anyway. A certain 4-year old in our house is going…

  Early in our marriage, my husband would frequently say that without children (not including the 20 6-year olds I was currently teaching), I was like an ‘untapped resource’…there was so much within in me that I could offer to…

It’s easy as a mother this time of year to start having a bit of a pity party about the holidays. “I’ve got so much to do.” “You mean, I’m supposed to bake something else?” “I buy for everyone in both…

A few weeks ago, Prince Charming and I made a decision. We were locking the toy box up in the storage room. With all the toys in it. We didn’t do this as a punishment or to put a damper…

Let’s face it…we are different online than we are in real life. For instance, it may ‘appear’ that I have things under control around here. But, then again, you haven’t seen this… Yep. That would be our home office (which…

Life isn’t made up of huge, momentous events that truly define us (apart from getting married and the birth of our children, perhaps). It’s the little, everyday moments that make life worth living and shape us into who we are….

We’re approaching smack dab in the middle of the busiest time of the year. Have I mentioned we have 8 birthdays in November between our two families??? And don’t forget about Thanksgiving! Christmas will be here before we know it. Which…

I absolutely love when I’m completely immersed in a Bible study or book that challenges me spiritually, how everything around me seems to echo what I’m learning. I’ve noticed a recurring theme of challenging my motivation for having a relationship…

Tommy Lee Jones was in a movie called Man of the House where he was hired as a U.S. Marshal to protect a cheerleader. At a football game, a perky cheerleader says to him, “Where’s your happ-ay fayce???” (in her most southern…

Does the monotony of parenting ever get to you? It certainly does me! Or how about the menial tasks? For instance, multiple times a day I have to put all 10 pillows back onto our couch. Yes, I have 10…

After reading this article about the scathing book that Martha Stewart’s daughter recently wrote about her childhood as the domestic diva’s daughter, it seems to be a trend (especially among celebrities) to blame your parents for all your problems. I’m…

Why do bad things happen? Why do good people suffer? Why does healing come to some who are sick but not to others? Have you ever struggled with these questions? Yeah, me too. I’m participating in yet another amazing Beth…