Why Being a Working Mom Just Might Make Me a Better Mom
Tweet I’ve been a stay at home mom for most of 16 years. I like to think I’ve been a pretty decent mom. I’ve potty trained 5 kids, the four that go to school are good students, most can run …
How to Break the Thumb-Sucking Habit
Tweet Lizzie is a thumb sucker. She did not start out that way, though I do think I caught a glimpse of her happily sucking away during one of my many ultrasounds. No, for the first six months of the …
Cell Phone Safety for Kids
Tweet Mobile phones. Everyone has them. Especially our kids. What used to be a luxury has become a necessity. When I was a teen, a dime, and then later a quarter was all that I needed to carry in my …
How to Avoid Baby Name Remorse
Tweet Sitting down to write about Owen’s birth day today brought memories of my pregnancy rushing back. Choosing names for our children has always been a BIG deal. We now have six children, four boys and two girls, and I …
How To Share Your Proud Parent Moments
Tweet I’m a mom to six awesome kids. I’d like to say that they are awesome due to my superior mothering, but that would be a lie. In many ways they are awesome in spite of my many flaws! I’m …
How to Have a Smooth First Week of School
Tweet For many students there is a huge transition between carefree summer days and starting back to school in August or September. As parents, it is our job to ease this transition. Through the last 10 years I’ve done my …
Dinner Time
Tweet Sometimes mothering does not play by the rules. Sometimes you think you have everything figured out, and then God throws you a curve ball, to make sure that you are on your toes. Most of the time, these parenting …
My Life With Twins: Transitioning to the Toddler Bed
Tweet Welcome to My Life With Twins, a weekly blog round up of the ups and downs of raising twins and more! I try to get the post up on Mondays (but I am a twin mommy, and life comes …
My Life With Twins: Getting Out With Your Duo
Tweet Parenting twins will forever change you. Something so simple as running to the store for milk and eggs becomes so much more complicated. However, you CAN get out and about in style and stay sane! Here are my top …
Blog Tour: The Arrivals by Meg Mitchell Moore
Tweet Back in the days when I was only dealing with the drama of four little boys aged 9 and under, a wise woman (probably my aunt) reminded me that “little kids have little problems, but big kids have big …