Promoting early literacy need not be another chore on the busy parents’ to-do list. In my opinion, all we truly need to raise our children to be readers is an open lap, a bit of time and patience, and quality literature. … More Raising Readers: 5 Ways to Nurture A Love for Literature + A Bookroo Review
I wasn’t going to share anything here today. Your mind has been made. You have heard what you have wanted to hear. Your vote in this historic election has been cast, (I hope), whether with enthusiasm or dread. And I must believe, though we might strongly disagree, that your heart is in the right place. … More To My Children on November 8th, 2016: I Cast My Vote for You
Motherhood.There is a part that no one will tell you. At least, no one told me.
Or if they did, perhaps I just wasn’t ready to listen.
It is going to break you wide open. It is going to crack you right in two. … More The Part About Motherhood That No One Will Tell You
“Happy Mother’s Day.” The text arrived during a joyful day of celebrating with my husband and two young boys. As soon as I saw it, sickness swelled in my stomach, and it wasn’t just the 10-week, new pregnancy making me feel ill. It was heartbreak for the friend on the other end of the message. The friend who had miscarried just a few months before. … More When Your Friend Is Grieving On Mother’s Day
I recently told a friend that I feel like I have my hands holding a little piece of everything, but I am not holding any of it well. I’m carrying my life around, frantically, from one place to the next, holding my breath as I anticipate everything crashing to the ground. … More Supermom – Mighty Mamas with Little & Mighty
I always knew that I would work to teach my children all that I could in my time with them. What I did not anticipate, however, is all that they would teach me. I suppose one of the greatest gifts of parenting is not the lessons we teach our children, but the lessons we, in turn, learn along the way. … More Teachers – Mighty Mamas with Little & Mighty
I am a mother to three children here on earth and another watching over us from the heavens. While each of the births of my children were vastly different, and none went according to plan, all three were incredible in their own rite as they delivered another new life to the earth; a life that I have the privilege of nurturing. … More Emotions – Mighty Mamas with Little & Mighty
It is easy to share the beautiful moments of mothering, (aren’t they every where we turn on social media?), yet sharing our struggles requires a bit more honesty. … More Struggles – Mighty Mamas With Little & Mighty
All along I felt lost in the wild. Each night I prayed that I would awake and embrace the newness of the day. Yet nothing feels new when you are wandering; it only feels foreign. … More A Mother In A Season Of Wildflowers
Have you ever found yourself caught up in the mess that is motherhood? It is as though every where you turn there is another disaster to clean up, another heart to be mended, and before you know it, you’ve reached your max for stress and exhaustion. Today I have the honor to be featured at Little … More Little Things Can Do Big Things – Guest Post
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