Simply spectacular summers when you’re a work-at-home mom
Every year around this time I start to see posts about embracing summer, making it magical for your kids, saying yes, and so on. And every year I'm torn between rebellion and guilt.…
Worry is not our benchmark
I spend a lot of time reading, thinking and talking about things like children's need for independence for the chance to develop confidence, decision making skills, creativity, etc. It's a philosophy that's been defined…
How to have the perfect Mother’s Day
With Mother's Day coming up this weekend, posts abound across the blogosphere about what mom really wants (sleep!), how to celebrate the moms in your life, the joy of motherhood, and so on.…
Confessions of a Kindle hypocrite
I have a confession: Whenever anyone bemoans the effects of Kindles as "ruining" the experience of reading or quotes studies about how much poorer the reading experience is on one of these devices, I…
The power of a hug
When it comes to "love languages," there is no doubt that my top language is words of affirmation. I love encouraging words, and I probably tell my people I love them a million…
Why, yes, we DO have our hands full!
Easter this year didn't go quite as planned. Instead of Easter lunch and an egg hunt with Sean's mom's side of the family (something we've done every year for the last 9 years),…
Question of the Day: What’s your best morning sickness remedy?
I've done these questions of the day sporadically over the last year, but I may just be pulling them out of my pocket more often over the next few weeks as I struggle…
Why we don’t talk about miscarriage {and why I AM}
When "we" (meaning society as a whole) talk about pregnancy and miscarriage, we usually approach it from one of two angles—the heart-wrenching pain of a baby lost or the relief of a pregnancy…
How self-care makes me {and you} a better mom
Self-care is something I've been blogging about more often in recent months, not because I've arrived in this area but because it's something I'm learning about and experiencing myself. I've been writing about self-care to…
On making plans, embracing surprises and having SIX kids
So...never in a million years did I dream we'd be making this announcement. We felt done (D-O-N-E) after Jackson's birth, and while I still oohed and ahhed over other people's newborn babies, I…