Inspiring Happy Families through Marriage & Motherhood
When is the last time that you flipped out at your child? He came up to you and said he wouldn’t clean his room. You demanded that he clean his room or he wouldn’t get to have his friend over so he stomped away yelling “I hate you!” and slammed the door to his bedroom. How do you react? Emotions… Read More
Becoming a mom is weird. One day you are just you like you always have been going about your business. And then the next day you are responsible for another human being. A little person who can’t do anything on their own and communicates in another language that you don’t speak. So you are left to figure out how to… Read More
Do you love reading? But you are having trouble fitting reading time in with your kids? Or maybe they are not interested so you just give up. Just because they are not giving you their full attention doesn’t mean you should stop reading to them. It can take a lot of time for kids to be able to sit still… Read More
One of my favorite ways to spend time together as a family is to play board games. I could play them all day long! But when you have toddlers it can be really hard to do this fun task. So I set off on a mission to find some great options that we could play together. And I came up with… Read More
When you are picking mac & cheese up off the carpet (who puts carpeting in a dining room anyway?) with your toddler crying in his chair because you yelled at him not to throw his food on the floor, what is running through your head? After the anger and irritation fade, is it something like “I am a bad mom…. Read More
Let’s be honest here. Do you actually keep greeting cards? And look back on them fondly reading the notes that your loved ones have given to you over the years? I know I don’t. I usually keep them for a few weeks out of obligation and then eventually they make their way into the trash. And I hate buying cards… Read More
Are you punishing your kid after he does something wrong but then the NEXT MINUTE he is doing the same thing again? Yeah, me too. Don’t worry, there is a better way to encourage the behavior that you want from your child. You just need to put some effort into learning how to use logical consequences for kids. What is… Read More
Raising your child is one of the most important things you will do in your life. The impact that they will have on the world starts with you. No pressure there, right? I have found myself wondering why three isn’t a college course in Parenting skills numerous times. And, to be honest, I DO NOT know. But while parenting my strong-willed… Read More
Is it about 3 am? And you are up with the baby… AGAIN? Or even worse, STILL? Girl, I get it. This mom stuff is hard. My daughter used to wake up 5+ times each night. And when she did wake up, it was always at least an hour before she went back to sleep. Then there were nights where… Read More
Want a better way to make reading fun for your kids? Check out these wonderful book and toy gift sets. With a toy and an Usborne book in each set, your child with love reading and be learning at the same time! These sets will make great gifts, especially for a “read” gift in the 4 gift challenge for Christmas!… Read More
