Babies Don’t Keep

My love affair with babies began when I was just a babe myself. As number four in birth order out of five children, I adored the opportunity as a toddler to "mother" my younger brother (much to his chagrin as he cried loudly upon hearing that Mommy said I could be his very own little [...]

Have You Thought About Homeschooling But Don’t Think You Could Do It? I Can Help!

They say the days are long, but the years are short. It is so true! Childhood is a short season. Homeschooling allows more time to enjoy it. When you think about it, there is a short window of time to get to know your child as a child, after that, there will be many decades [...]

Are You Struggling With Your Grown Children?

As Mamas we tend to read all the baby books and then we get in the groove of parenting and life with little ones who very quickly become school-aged kiddos and before we know it they are grown. But very often we find ourselves in the empty nest and wondering exactly why our adult child [...]

Have You Tried Everything?

Feeling like it’s no use, that you’ve tried everything and your relationship with your child, spouse, parent, or sibling is still not changing? What if you haven’t tried EVERYTHING? What if you got the help of someone outside of the situation, who has fresh eyes and ears and is trained to get to the root [...]

Are You Ready to Live a Luxurious Life?

Does all of this sound too good to be true? You may say, "How can I possibly have all that while still dealing with all the responsibilities, work, and chaos of everyday life? Would you be interested in learning how to implement the rhythms required to create this type of experience in YOUR life? It [...]

Entitlement is Painful Because It’s Not Guaranteed

This might be a "sacred cow" I'm kicking, but there are so many parents riddled with PAIN based upon the decisions of their adult children and I want to give them the opportunity to be SET FREE! No matter what we've done as a parent, we are never ENTITLED to our children behaving a certain [...]

You are Birthing a New Version of YOU!

If you’re a mama in a postpartum season, keep pampering yourself well, just like you tried to during pregnancy. You have just birthed a baby, but now this first year you are birthing a new mama. And even if your baby is not your first child, you have never been THIS version of you and [...]

Motherhood is Hard AND Wonderful at the Same Time

Motherhood is HARD and WONDERFUL at the Same Time. For some strange reason, our brains like to stay in black-and-white thinking. It likes to see things as either POSITIVE or NEGATIVE, so it can more easily sort through the feelings that come from different experiences. It likes to warn us about potential dangers and also [...]

Want to Mother From a Place of Peace and Calm Every Day?

Want to mother from a place of PEACE and CALM every day? I can't think of any other calling in this life that requires us to juggle the constant paradoxical flood of emotions other than being a mother. From the very first moment that we hear of our child's mere existence, they are the first [...]

When Did You Last Dream?

When Did You Last Dream? Did you know that your imagination is a God-given gift to your life? Having the ability to see things inwardly, in your mind or heart that are not YET visible outwardly, is a precious gift! Our dreams are the POWERFUL expression of FAITH. Because our faith is for what we [...]