How to get rid of difficult stains Affiliate links are used in this post; if you make a qualifying purchase via my link, I receive a small percentage of the sale at no additional cost to you. I only recommend products and services I use and love. It helps support my blog, so thank you …
What if we treated each other with more kindness and compassion? Recently, my kids were telling me about how someone they thought was a cranky person had done something nice, and they were shocked. We chatted a bit more and I told them to remember that you never know someone’s story. You never know what …
Mom guilt intensifies when summer break rolls around! This summer, my kids are 6 and 9. It’s also the first summer I’ve had very much work to do in nearly a decade. With my youngest starting kindergarten last school year, I decided to accept more freelance writing and editing projects like I did full-time before …
Joking about the incompetence of fathers is damaging our families We’ve all seen the classic sitcom bit where the mom goes away for a couple of days and leaves the dad in charge. She comes home to chaos and a frazzled husband. That story line has also been used in commercials and all sorts of …
Frozen dough and precooked bacon make this bread as easy as it is delicious! Affiliate links are used in this post; if you make a qualifying purchase via my link, I receive a small percentage of the sale at no additional cost to you. I only recommend products and services I use and love. It …
Accepting advice from the person we’re married to can be challenging! Affiliate links are used in this post; if you make a qualifying purchase via my link, I receive a small percentage of the sale at no additional cost to you. I only recommend products and services I use and love. It helps support my …
Parenting with grace for who your kids are right now Affiliate links are used in this post; if you make a qualifying purchase via my link, I receive a small percentage of the sale at no additional cost to you. I only recommend products and services I use and love. It helps support my blog, …
Learning to celebrate the positive instead of focusing on the negative Last week, I had an appointment with my urologist. I hadn’t seen him for a year. A year! I had called in with one issue in that entire year and that was pretty quickly resolved. When I was at my appointment, I realized I …
Why you need to rest and ideas on how to make it happen! Remember the Sabbath day by keeping it holy.” Exodus 20:8 Talk to any mom of little kids about finding time to rest — let alone take a whole day of rest — and she is most likely going to laugh in your …
Somehow summer is suddenly upon us. Though the first day of summer is still about a month away as I type this, summer starts for me today. Today is my kiddos’ last day of school. At 3 p.m. today we are officially on summer break! While I’m excited to have my kids home for summer …