How Busy Moms Flourish in the Summer

How will you flourish this summer? As a momma of five kids, I wonder sometimes if I can get anything done during the summer. Pool days, park fun, play dates, and promises to go outside keep me from my own to-do list. Recently at church our pastor mentioned something I want to start this summer. Make a Will-Do List. What will you promise to do this summer? What kinds of things would you like to do, but feel like you…

Why Our Ordinary Days Matter

A friend of my shared recently how a scene in a popular movie (I won’t name which one) bothered her. It is a fun, beautiful, and encroaching movie, but one scene had me pausing as well. In this scene, one character invited  another character to leave his “ordinary” life for a life way more exciting. As a mother, some days I wish someone would take me away too. My youngest sister is unmarried and works for an airline company. In…

Why I Won’t Apologize for Motherhood

I’m a mother and I won’t apologize. A few years ago I entered the adoption world and little did I know I would also get a peek inside a world I don’t belong to. The pain of infertility has never touched my life. I knew of women, I’ve become friends with women, and one of my favorite friend lost her infant son a couple of years ago. Loss in motherhood is more common than I imagined. Motherhood was suddenly a…

I Really Don’t Want You to Miss This!

  Hi sweet friend! I’ll make this short. With just a few hours before the Ultimate Homemaking Bundle sale is over, I wanted to reach out once more. I know that tomorrow morning, I’ll hear from people who are disappointed they missed out, and I just don’t want you to be one of them! If you’ve been meaning to grab this bundle, this is your VERY last chance to get this curated collection of resources to help you: Find time…