A Bittersweet Mother’s Day
This Mother’s Day was bittersweet. Last week brought much heartache to family and friends through the loss of two beautiful women. One a grandmother the other a young mother. As my heart aches for the...
View ArticleFor Those Mourning this Mother’s Day
Mother’s Day 2012 was bittersweet. The month of May brought much heartache to family and friends through the loss of two beautiful women. One a grandmother the other a young mother. As my heart aches...
View ArticleBecause They Call Me Mom
Mother’s often struggle with mommy guilt over words uttered in anger, cookies unmade, plans not brought to fruition, and energy misappropriated. The heart of most mothers’ is full of good intentions,...
View ArticleHappy Mother’s Day
Dear Moms, Happy Mother’s Day. For the dishes that never clean themselves, the dinners that do not cook themselves, and the laundry that never washes and puts itself back in its place. Your work makes...
View ArticleThe Meanderings of Motherhood
The anticipated birth-day of each of our children come. Then as we are wheeled out to the car with our new little bundles in hand it is strange the feeling of surprise that there are no oaths to take...
View ArticleA Mom’s Report Card
Let’s face it, most of us graduated long ago, but the truth is, we continue with the practice of grading ourselves and our efforts. Moreover, we grade ourselves on a scale of comparison based on the...
View Article12 Books to Celebrate Mom
They’re typically the ones behind the camera and not in the pictures, the ones who stay up late and get up early to make sure the items and plans for the day ahead are in order. They’re the clothes...
View ArticleTwenty Gifts for Book-Loving Women in Your Life
She is too fond of books, and it has turned her brain. ~ Louisa May Alcott On Monday, I posted 12 Books to Celebrate Mom to spotlight the mama in your home (most likely that is you!) as we approach...
View ArticleMama, You Do You
Driving in our new to us minivan with all four kids this week, I had a thought strike me. In the midst of our current audiobook, Ember Rising: The Green Ember, Book 3, babies bantering with one...
View ArticleNew Books for Mother’s Day
Mother’s Day is the perfect time to treat your mom, or any special woman in your life, to a new book, a gift card to her favorite restaurant, and a heartfelt handwritten note. Here are some recently...
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