10 Great Movies to Celebrate Mother’s Day!
If your idea of celebrating Mother’s Day is a great movie and popcorn, then we have a great treat for you! We’ve selected some terrific movies that celebrate all aspects of motherhood.
Help! I’m Overwhelmed! (Is This You?)
Have you ever hit that point where you just can’t seem to keep your head above water? Schoolwork seems to be pushed farther and farther out. The dishes are piling up and you’re not sure whether your boys are wearing clean socks or just raiding the hamper. And their shower time? Who knows? You feel…
A Simple, Meaningful Mother’s Day Gift
It was the Mother’s Day gift about which she said, I do not think that I have ever appreciated such a gift as that you gave me on Mother’s Day 5 years ago… A Meaningfule Mother’s Day Gift – A “Thank You, Mom” Jar It’s simple. It’s inexpensive. It’s not time-consuming. It doesn’t require much…
Promises to My Family for Our New Homeschool Year
I was recently thinking about our new homeschool year and making a mental list of the things I need to do to prepare for it. Then I began to think about the things that didn’t go very well last year and how I can help make this our best homeschooling year yet! I came up…
Contentment | Mom | Parenting | Real Life
Finding Hope and Purpose in an ‘Ordinary’ Life
Can I whisper something to you? There is no greater calling than the one God has already put you right in the middle of. I’ve learned this the hard way. We seek the big time before we’ve mastered little league. I’ve sought the big time, and boy have I sucked at little league. I’ve quested…
Children’s Books Especially for Mother’s Day
Mother’s Day is a day when we celebrate Moms and all of the wonderful things Moms do for their children and families each day. Mother’s Day is not celebrated in different days and in different ways around the world. In some countries, it is not even celebrated on the same day or even in the…
Miscarriage and Mother’s Day
While Mother’s Day is a joyful day for many moms, it is not an easy day if you’ve had a miscarriage. And you probably have at least one family member or friend who has gone through the horrible experience of having a miscarriage. According to the Mayo Clinic, 10 to 20% of pregnancies (that moms…
Packed Waiting Rooms Are Lonely Places
Yesterday was another first for me. I had my first mammogram at 52 years old. I’ve been avoiding it, honestly. I have been really busy homeschooling, you know? I live an hour away from the breast centers that are not attached to hospitals (who wants to go there ever, but especially now with this flu…
The Real Role of a Mother
No doubt about it: being a homeschooling mom is hard work! What can make the job even harder is the fact that much of society is trivializing the role of a mother, especially a homeschool mom. And few people today value the position. Mothers are told that they are wasting their talents, suffocating their personalities, and…
Staying Present
When we choose to be present, we say yes to the gift of right now
All of My Symptoms Pointed to Hashimoto’s
Now I understand why I was so tired and was gaining weight like crazy… All of my symptoms pointed to Hashimoto’s. I just didn’t know it. If you didn’t read about my Hashimoto’s Diagnosis, you might want to start the story there. Finally. After years of asking my doctors to run the thyroid test. And…
Dear Younger Me – Don’t Wish Their Childhoods Away
Have you ever looked back at your life or even a particular situation and wished you’d known what you know now before that event or situation happened? It’s happened to me many times, and it’s probably happened to you too! Titus 2:4 instructs older women to behave well (set a good example) and to teach…
