My heart danced when my dad made a baby bed out of wood for my dolls. All I ever wanted to be when I grew up was to be a mamma. In time I would learn that God and I were not on the same page. His timing was not my timing when it came to […]
Mothering as the Truest Form of Therapy – An Unnamed Mother’s Story
I never thought I would be a mother. Even as a child, teenager and young adult I could not visualize myself as a mother. I just didn’t want kids. This was compounded by my views of family and home from my own formative years. My parents were Christian missionaries overseas for most of my elementary […]
How to Ignite Your Child’s Imagination – Guest Post by Brooke from PicJoy
Every child is uniquely individual with their own likes, dislikes, quirks, strengths, and talents. But one thing inherently shared among all children is the enchanting genesis of twinkling fairy forests and flying pirate ships; we’re talking about imagination. Children are made of it; it is in their bones, and shoots out of their fingers in […]
How Motherhood Changes Our Girlfriendships – Contributor Post for Portland Moms Blog
This is a contributor post I wrote for the Portland Moms Blog. Read the entire article here. You know those friendships, the ones you had before the kids came along, that just don’t seem to work anymore? Maybe they’re not parents yet and don’t understand how your life has changed. Or perhaps they are mothers […]
Moving with Three Kids…Successfully, Part Four: Settling into Our New Home, a Giant Sigh of Relief and a Summary
This is part of the M2M Series, The Big Move from One House to Another with Three Kids…Successfully: A 4 Part Series. To read the other parts, please click here. I feel like I’ve been living this selling/buying/moving chaos for so long, I had to chronicle it for the sake of others…whether it is for sheer comical […]
Moving with Three Kids…Successfully, Part Three: A Journey with Negotiations, Paperwork and Boxes
This is part of the M2M Series, The Big Move from One House to Another with Three Kids…Successfully: A 4 Part Series. To read the other parts, please click here. I feel like I’ve been living this selling/buying/moving chaos for so long, I had to chronicle it for the sake of others…whether it is for sheer comical […]
Living in the Shadow of Being a Birth Mother – Guest Post for Portland Moms Blog
In honor of birth mother’s day on 5/9 and Mother’s Day on 5/10, I wrote a guest post for the Portland Moms Blog, for whom I hope to be regularly contributing in the future. I am a wife of ten years, and stay-at-home mother to three little ones under eight. From an outsider’s perspective, I […]
Moving with Three Kids…Successfully, Part Two: The Next Adventure = Finding the Right Home
This is part of the M2M Series, The Big Move from One House to Another with Three Kids…Successfully: A 4 Part Series. To read the other parts, please click here. I feel like I’ve been living this selling/buying/moving chaos for so long, I had to chronicle it for the sake of others…whether it is for sheer comical […]
Moving with Three Kids…Successfully, Part One: The looooooong Road to Selling
This is part of the M2M Series, Moving with Kids…Successfully: A 4 Part Series. To read the other parts, please click here. I feel like I’ve been living this selling/buying/moving chaos for so long, I had to chronicle it for the sake of others…whether it is for sheer comical entertainment or the remote possibility that […]
He Had Me At Thank You – Guest Post by Mary from Passage Through Grace
Motherhood is a story of opposites – of ups and downs, heartache and joy, hurry ups and slow downs as well as many beginnings followed by ends. Motherhood is a series of snapshots that blur together in fast forward until one day after you’ve blinked you realize your babies are taller than you and all […]