Hey Mommas. It’s easy to feel like a complete failure sometimes, isn’t it? Hashtag “Momfail”, right? I suspect it is even easier to feel like a failure during the holidays because the expectations of the season make the bar feel so high. And scrolling through social media doesn’t help. It usually pushes that hypothetical bar …
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Checking out at the store register, I am surrounded by stocking stuffers. Lots of silly and goofy items trying to tempt me to fill up stockings for my children by purchasing them. I am not tempted. I can’t stand useless stocking stuffers. Who needs a bunch of stuff that is just going to be taking …
{{UPDATED FOR 2019}} I love the feeling of a fresh start. The sun comes up and a new day begins. Yesterday is washed away and a clean slate awaits. There are times that I deeply appreciate the feeling of a new school week. I am ready for five new school days to plan adventures and …
It is evening during the season of Advent. Our family gathers in the family room and plugs in a small, lighted tree. Hot drinks and yummy snacks serve to make this purposeful Advent tradition even more special. Someone reads the designated scripture passage and we discuss its meaning. After a brief discussion, an ornament is …
When my children were young, it was easy to purchase a few little gifts and have a perfect Christmas morning. But then our children began to grow up and they began to bring us wishlists. Long wishlists. Lists full of toys and electronics. Uh. No. I am sorry. Five-year-olds aren’t going to get cell phones …
Creative Christmas Gifts: Want, Need, Wear, Read Read More »
The baby was 6 months old. His siblings were 2, 5 and 7 years old and the Christmas season was upon us. December had arrived and I was an overwhelmed mom of four children under 8. Decorations. Dinners. Shopping. Serving. List making. Baking. Family. I was overwhelmed and exhausted and I knew I was going …
My parents host weekly Sunday dinners on each of the four Sundays of Advent. This tradition began about the time I was finishing up my college degree and continues for them to this day. My parents were intentionally slowing down and celebrating the season in a meaningful way. For several hours on each Sunday of Advent, …
