A few weeks ago I posted this anti-resolution on my personal Instagram feed. As I sit in solitude on my birthday weekend in a lovely cabin in the middle of the rural Willamette Valley wine country, I’m inspired to post some mid-life mama musings on this long-forgotten blog. The last few months, well, if I’m […]
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Back by popular demand, you can now purchase Made to Mother book release swag! Get a comfy pink M2M tee, the M2M coffee mug, and the M2M bangles now for a limited time through the swag page here!
Today is the Day of Salvation: Don’t Put it Off Any Longer!
This content has been adapted from JD Farag and Calvary Chapel in Kanehoe, HI. It has been shared with permission. If you die today will you go to Heaven? If the trumpet calls the church home tonight, will you among the rapture of the saints? Don’t put off any longer the most important decision you […]
StarLux Games: The Perfect COVID Family Game
I received a Starlux Glow Battle Game in exchange for this post, however all views expressed are my own. We’re going on six weeks of a shelter-in-place stay-home executive order here in the state of Oregon. And for a family of five with two, full-time working parents and three kids navigating Crisis Survival School, things […]
On Turning 40: Our Parent’s Generation vs Our Generation
It was a different era when our parents turned 40. It was full of the color black and over-the-hill jokes. But I’ve noticed something has shifted in our generation as we approach the older ages. New cliches have arose; we say things like, ’40 is the new 30,’ ‘Age is just a number,’ ‘Life begins at […]
My New Year’s New DECADE Family Bucket List
Do you make a New Year’s resolution? Seems like the bigger ones are usually about weight, working out, less screen time, or kicking a bad habit. I’m not much of a resolution maker, but there’s something about a new year that feels fresh and blank, and it only seems fitting to make some plans, set […]
ZooLights and TriMet: A Perfect Holiday Match {GIVEAWAY!}
I received family Hop Fastpasses for TriMet and passes to ZooLights in exchange for this post, however all views expressed are my own. ZooLights is back and in full force right now at the Oregon Zoo through January 6, 2020. We love ZooLights because not only can you see a dazzling display of more than […]
Order Your Copy of the Made to Mother Book Today!
Have you ever felt like you were Made for Motherhood? Well, God and modern neuroscience agree you are! Through Biblical and scientific references and first-person narratives, Made to Mother® empowers women to take a closer look at the depth and diversity of femininity and motherhood and makes a supported argument that women are divinely designed […]
The Wonderful World of Tampon/Padless Periods – Sileu Cup Review
Sileu approached me to review their menstrual cup. I received a Sileu Rose Travel Pack in exchange for my honest review. All opinions are my own. Okay, I know what you’re thing; “ew,” but hey, we’re women. We have to think about these things. The average woman begins menstruating around the age of 12, and […]
A Very Exciting Announcement…and an Invitation!
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 […]