Cole and I knew a few months ago that this summer was going to be a little different, and decided to focus on finding the fun in every day. Fun for a 9 year old boy can be interpreted several ways, swimming, setting off your own fireworks (much to his mama’s terror), time with wild… Continue reading Summer Lovin’
You know who she is, chances are she comes to those classroom parties by herself, if she even gets to come at all, because she probably needs to save her time off from work for when her child is sick. Nothing feels more alienating than being the token single mama in a group of happily… Continue reading Why you should definitely befriend that single mama in your kid’s friend group
Growing up as a Baptist, we did not usually observe Lent. But as an adult, living in a world of excess, observing Lent has become a regular practice in our lives. Last year, I was in the constant battle (ongoing) with clutter and stuff, so I did the 40 bags in 40 days challenge.… Continue reading Making a habit out of happiness
As a mama, I understand that one of the biggest needs in my child’s life is stability. He needs to not move to a new house all the time, needs to be enrolled in the same school, and needs to have a church home. While I consider most of these to be in my control,… Continue reading Living through a church split
It is no secret that I had a career first, then mommy life second. I had lots of years to put in the extra hours, afternoons and weekends, go to the gym for as long as I wanted, eat what I wanted, go to the bathroom and take a shower uninterrupted (that is the one… Continue reading Adventures in Parenting
I recently posted an article/blog post on my facebook about the Elf on a Shelf mommies, kind of making jest of the idea. These incredibly creative, passionate women, precious mama bear friends, who all work just as hard (harder in most cases) at managing the mommy/work life balance, amaze me sometimes at the lengths they… Continue reading Competitive Motherhood, as written by the bronze medalist
“Have you scheduled your mammogram?” “When are you going to schedule your mammogram??” “You know. You really need to do that, like, yesterday”. I have the voice of my mother in my head daily, and while she is usually 98% right about everything, for some reason (I blame my genetic code), I am bullheaded and… Continue reading The plight of being female, see also, mammograms
Boy Mama No Drama 