A family motto is a way of using words as a secret handshake. It’s a phrase that is invitational + affirms each time it is spoken. What’s yours?
The Best Back-to-School Ever!
Back-to-school already? Use these practical tips and wisdom to make it the best school year yet – characterized by grace, empathy and joy.
Bittersweet Like a Blackberry
We are all messy. Each and every one of us. While my chosen paradigm is one that chooses to look past the thorns to celebrate the berry, there is also a need to acknowledge our challenges, hurts, frustrations and hang ups. Owning our humanity can be incredibly humbling but there is also a beautiful freedom in owning the reality that we do not have it all together. There is a blackberry bittersweetness to our humanity.
Her word is: PEACE
Have you let go of chasing “better” and opted to celebrate being just right? What is your personal peace like these days?
Childlike Courage
“I’m scared in my gut but brave on the outside.” My 8-year-old daughter has recently developed a fear of big, booming thunderstorms. Honestly, It surprises me because she tends to be my bold and confident child. Lately when we experience a fear-inducing storm she can logically talk through why she should not be afraid of …
How do you fight mom guilt?
We feel guilty for what we do. We feel guilty for what we don’t do. We feel guilty for how we feel. And, if we manage to not have strong feelings on an issue, we can even find a way to feel guilty for how we don’t feel. Mom guilt is flexible in its applications …
Work From Home — while parenting!
Working from home while simultaneously mothering is simply not easy. There is no denying it is full of competing priorities, a constant pull between roles and moments of exponential frustration. As I worked from home over the last few months I swapped stories with other “WFH” moms who expressed feeling chronically overwhelmed and as if …
Candy Crush & A Dance Party
What do Candy Crush and a Dance Party have in common? They are both ways I connect with my kids in an intentional and special way. Meet Harper. She is my 8-year-old going on 18-year-old, responsible and typical first born. She is wonderfully imaginative and has a complex fox-world she “lives in at night” but …
{In the News} Homeschooling During the Pandemic
I start each day in my sweats, with a cup of coffee, and time on the couch with my kiddos. Earlier this week I did exactly that, but there was a little added excitement to my routine — our family was featured in the early morning news segment on WDBJ7! We enjoyed the opportunity to …
You can do hard things.
Choosing a Growth Mindset can empower and equip us when faced with challenging circumstances. Remember: you can do hard things!
Laughter is Needed Most
When the circumstances you are facing feel impossible to change, your ability to laugh may be what is needed most. The lighthearted opportunities are there if you are willing to lift your eyes above the challenges and recognize them.