I am SUPER excited to announce the Made to Mother™ book is publishing on Mother’s Day, 2020! Coming off the high of self-publishing my first book, I started the Made to Mother™ Project in 2013 with a dream to connect mothers across the motherhood spectrum, chronicle their stories, and write a well-researched manuscript. At the […]
Razor Clam Digging on the Washington State Coast
I’ve always loved clams; fried, in chowder, steamed in butter – it’s all good! But when I was introduced to Washington clam digging, I discovered the freshest, best tasting razor clams on the planet. The Long Beach Peninsula on the southern Washington coast is just a short road trip from the neighboring metropolitan areas of […]
6 Road Trip Car Games to Play with Your Kids
Our family takes a lot of road trips throughout the year. Central Oregon, Oak Harbor Washington, and Salinas California are our big, annual ones, and since we most often put the miles on our minivan, the rear entertainment system (DVD player) usually keeps the kids busy. However, there are the occasional camping or boat trips we […]
A Hawaiian Family Holiday
With lots of family and friends out of state, most of our big, summer family trips are driving to see them. Once in a while we take off for a few days at the beach, or maybe Sunriver. This year, however, my husband and I decided to splurge. After taxes, we ran the numbers, cashed […]
Count by Moments, Not by Minutes – Guest Post by Megan from Everyday Pearls
Moments matter. Life is full of them. The ones that surprise you and the ones that excite you. The ones that sadden you and the ones that make you mad. Then there are the ones that you want to hold onto and remember forever. As mommas, we know each day flies by. When we take […]
May is Motherhood Month and M2M is Celebrating with a Motherhood WEEK!
Last year, I decided to unofficially dedicate the month of May on Made to Mother™ as “Motherhood Month,” and this year I want to continue the tradition and set this week before Mother’s Day aside as “Motherhood Week!” For those of you new to our M2M community, I have been sharing real stories from REAL […]
Mamas, We Are NOT Weak – Guest Post by Angie from From My Life to Your Heart
Hello to all you mamas at Made to Mother! I am so happy to guest post here today! I have to admit, ladies, that I feel weak. Not just right now, but almost all of the time. The pace of this life and of motherhood in general has me exhausted! Kids’ schedules are ridiculously packed […]
8 Parenting Hacks From Large Families That ALL Parents Can Use
I wouldn’t consider myself a ‘mom of many,’ but just a few years ago my three kids were all home and I had to keep them busy and alive from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. I can scarcely remember those days, and honesty I’m not exactly sure how I did it. Even today with two of […]
The Week The Blog Stood Still…Summer Edition
It’s been a fantastic summer. And I’m not just talking about all the fun things my kids have done like summer camp, art camp, soccer camps, or family vacation trips out of town. The summer has also been FANTASTIC on the blog! I’ve had guest posts, stories and original content scheduled every week for months… […]
28 Signs You May Be a ‘GIRL MOM’
There have been many viral posts written about being a ‘boy mom.’ Mothers glance lovingly at their raucous little men, and say things like, “Oh, he’s all boy,” and talk about how they are ‘noise with dirt on them,’ they make weapons out of everything, and the never-ending potty-talk. My youngest is a boy, so […]