What the story of two sisters in the Bible taught me about motherhood This post first ran back on Feb. 5, 2015 on my former blog. While some things have changed — like the age and some of the needs of my children — everything else remains quite the same. In fact, God brought this …
What physical therapy taught me about the determination of moms
on Friday, April 12, 2019
About a month ago, I shared with you about my experiences with anxiety and depression on spring break. One of the things I mentioned in that post was seeing a new doctor for my fibromyalgia who prescribed physical therapy for me, including aquatic therapy. While I’ve done physical therapy many times throughout my adult life …
35 Gift ideas for new moms
on Friday, April 5, 2019
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Find Families with Grace content elsewhere
on Monday, April 1, 2019
Sometimes other bloggers include my content on their blogs either through links or guest posts. I’m alway super excited when that happens! Be sure to check out these posts and blogs from fellow bloggers who are doing great work as well. Guests posts from Families with Grace Anxiety Stories: Stacey S. Stacey’s Mom Life: Real …
What message are we sending our children about the value of women?
on Friday, March 29, 2019
Each week my son goes to a ninja class where he learns tumbling and parkour (think “American Ninja Warrior” for little ones). He loves it! Last week, his class with filled with all boys who were age 5 to 7. They jumped and tumbled and ran. During one of their water breaks, I heard another …
Truth Tuesday
on Monday, March 25, 2019
When my daughter was in kindergarten, I started sending her a note in her lunchbox every day. Now she is in third grade and her brother is in kindergarten and I am writing two lunchbox notes a day. I keep the notes simple and add on a couple of stickers and they both love them. …
Simple DIY resurrection eggs (FREE printable!)
on Wednesday, March 20, 2019
A few years ago, I was searching for ideas to help my kids understand the meaning of Easter. They were 2 and 5 at the time. I knew the 2-year-old wouldn’t grasp too much, but the 5-year-old definitely would. I wanted something simple, yet effective. I discovered Resurrection Eggs, which was a new concept to …
Letting go of the expectations of motherhood and embracing the unexpected
on Monday, March 18, 2019
This post first ran on my Written Creations’ blog back in March of 2012. That was almost a year before my son was born and when my daughter was 2. I read it again last week and got choked up. While I’ve learned so very many more lessons about motherhood in the seven years since …
15 things to know before going to Disney World and Universal Florida
on Wednesday, March 13, 2019
The Internet is filled with loads of posts about how to get the most out of your Disney World and Universal Florida vacations. I know because I read many of them when my husband and I decided to take our kids on their first flying trip to Florida for spring break last week! I’m not …
The grumbles: Lessons I’ve learned from listening to my kids complain about cleaning
on Wednesday, February 27, 2019
I learn lots of things from my kids like dinosaur facts I never knew and stories of Greek gods that I’ve forgotten. I learn things like trashcans lined with plastic bags come in handy when they’re sick. I learn things about myself like how little sleep I actually can function on and how much love …