Certain thoughts are prayers. There are moments when, whatever be the attitude of the body, the soul is on its knees. -Victor Hugo I saw this quote years ago and it has stuck with me. Faith and prayer are hard topics for me to talk and write about. Not because I don’t have thoughts about them – because I have plenty! – but because it can just be a hard thing to articulate. Sometimes faith is [...]
Kids are curious. It’s one of the most entertaining and frustrating things about raising them. When my son was little he asked questions about everything. Some days it felt like he asked about 3,295 questions a day. When he was about four, he started asking so many funny questions that I eventually started keeping a list of some of the funniest things he asked: [After asking what our driveway is made out of] “Well, [...]
Moms are B-U-S-Y. No matter if they stay home, work full time, work part time, homeschool, it’s hard to shuffle the day-to-day needs of kids, your spouse, work, the housework, all of it. But because moms are rock stars, we all make it work. It always interests me how other moms actually make it work every day. So let’s take a sneak peek! I’ve documented a pretty typical day in the life of my [...]
I’ve been working from home for seven years now and one of the best perks about working from home is having more time to cook. I never realized how stressful it was, being a full-time working mom and trying to get a decent dinner on the table before 7 pm, until I had a job with a bit more freedom. Not having enough time to cook all too often results in my family having [...]
Some days I feel like I’m in the trenches of motherhood. It’s the days where I have seven loads of laundry to do, the floor is caked with dirt, I forgot the field trip form again, and I have about 1.5 hours of free time in the next week to get it done. On those days I sometimes feel a bit alone, overwhelmed, and in need of some encouragement. On overwhelming days there are [...]
“What do you want to do? You keep talking about how much you hate your job but you’re not doing anything about it.” I look at him in the driver’s seat, one hand on the wheel, the other leaning on the console. So relaxed as he asks me what I want to do with the rest of my life. Which, as a 28-year-old mother of two, I should have probably already known. “I don’t know. I feel [...]
I am a voracious reader. For as long as I can remember, books have been my escape and my most reliable friend. My husband always jokes that we’re in trouble if our house ever catches on fire because of all the books we have packed in boxes and sitting on shelves. I think as moms we all agree that reading is a really important part of our children’s growth and development. But I have a [...]
I think all moms would agree that being a parent is a lot of work. Rewarding work – but still tough! Some days it feels like my to-do list is about a mile long and I’ll never get everything done. So I’m always looking for ways to make my life just a little bit easier. Lucky for us, the internet is full of great (and, let’s be honest, some not-so-great) tips and tricks that [...]
Easter is almost here! As we prepare to celebrate this most important of days, there are a ton of great opportunities to do some fun crafts and projects with your little ones. We’ve put together a list of crafts that include some that are cute and fun, some that are yummy, and some that help us celebrate Jesus Christ! Lamb Craft This cute craft will help bring home scripture to your little ones! The [...]
This is the first post in our One Mom’s Story series. Our first mom to share is our new writer and social media manager, Kristina. I became a mom 10 years ago, with the birth of my first child, a son. He was born about 11 months after the worst experience of my life – my brother had died in a car accident. I was struggling to figure out what my life would look [...]
