Parenting Wisdom

Those words give me comfort every night when I am up nursing my 5 month old. They brought me comfort with all my babies. I eagerly awaited the six week mark when they started sleeping 3-6 hour stretches. And then...

As we lay in bed one night, my 2-year-old turned to me and said, “Jesus made me beautiful and all my friends love me.” In that moment, I couldn’t help but smile from ear to ear. I automatically agreed...

The stores have started putting out their Christmas product. Hallmark channel has started playing Christmas movies. There has been a day or two where I've walked out to my car at 7:30 am and felt the crisp cool breeze...

As I reflected on the coming of the year 2020 and the decade behind it, I realized that I've been parenting for 10 years! We surprised our families on Christmas 2009 (ten years ago!) with a sonogram picture, and...

Dear Moms Near and Far,  You are AMAZING! Sometimes we don't ourselves credit for all that we do. From waking the kids up, getting everyone ready and out of the house on time, to running around getting to every destination on...

Kids are little humans with big emotions. Can I get an Amen?! Helping them navigate the ups and downs that childhood brings can be exhausting. But, I have a secret weapon when it comes to social and emotional learning:...

My kids love to play with my phone. I worry a lot about them posting silly unreadable stuff to social networking sites, deleting images or emails and taking video and photos of me at inappropriate times - like when...

  Let’s talk. It’s nearly February — do you already feel like you need a re-start? Do you feel like a failure and this year has just begun?! I’m coming to you today in solidarity, sister. What were your goals...

“Because I told you so” doesn’t sound like a reasonable answer for our kids, now does it? Not for mine.

Do you ever feel like you've done so well at parenting that you deserve a gold medal? Or maybe a bronze? Or maybe some days, do you feel like your parenting has only earned you a participation trophy? So, a...