Are you an introvert? Do you have children? Have you considered hiding from your kids just to get some alone time? We are 2/3 of the way through the summer and I am beginning to go a little crazy with all of the together time. My mom took the boys to the cabin last night […]
I feel like a fake! I’m a terrible mom!
Neil Armstrong felt like a fake. Imagine. While in a room full of artists and scientists, musicians and discoverers, he said to Neil Gaiman: “I just look at all these people, and I think, what the heck am I doing here? They’ve made amazing things. I just went where I was sent.” And I said, “Yes. But […]
Dear Tired Mom
This week’s Five Minute Friday prompt suits exactly what I wanted to write about anyways, “Mom.” Here is my 5 minutes of writing with little to no edits (so hard, by the way). First, I want to say I know Mother’s Day is a tough day for many people for so many reasons. I want […]
Parenting as an Introvert :: Maybe it’s
I have found that I enjoy writing “mini-blogs” for my instagram profile these days and it seems my followers enjoy them too. But I realize that not everyone (such as maybe you, my readers) is on Instagram. So, here is last night’s post for you! As an introvert I often joke and kid about the […]
The Myth of Enough: Five Minutes on Bein...
It’s Friday again and I want to be more disciplined in my writing so I am going to once again join the Five Minute Friday writing community. You are welcome to join us! Every week we write for 5 minutes on the prompt given by Kate Motaung. This week’s prompt is “Enough.” I’d love to […]
An Atypical Morning with Spiderman
This morning was fairly normal in that nothing went according to my plan. It began when I slept in because Night Owl Leah thought Morning Leah would be fine with less sleep. She was wrong. While getting Ben dressed for preschool, I felt rushed and a bit of shame, because we’re always late. I pulled his […]
20 Moments in Motherhood when Uff Da! is...
I posted this picture on Instagram and Facebook on Sunday. While my Minnesota friends declared their devotion to my mug (It’s available on Amazon!!), my non-Minnesota friends wanted to know, “What does Uff da! even mean?” For a technical definition of uff da, seek wikipedia. But for some examples from early motherhood when “uff da” can […]
Dear Target, Thank You. Sincerely, A Boy...
Dear Target, There has been quite the reaction to your decision to change the toy aisles from the overstimulating blue and pink to a calmer yellow. To remove the label “Boy” or “Girl” from the toys. Some say you are going against the way God created these boys and girls to behave. Some just think you are […]
Life without space is no life at all {#w...
Last Monday was the most Monday of all Mondays. At 9am, things were sort of quiet around the house and I thought to myself, Perfect! I have a chance to read today’s “She Reads Truth” devotional. I was halfway through the psalm of the day when Ben walked into the room, “I pooped my pants.” […]
8 Ways Mothers are Courageous
We moms don’t think of ourselves as courageous. When you wake up in the morning, you can guess how the day will go. The toddler will demand breakfast. The kindergartener will dress himself in something strange. You will make all breakfasts and lunches within 30 minutes of your day and make the mad dash that […]