Looking for a homemade Mother’s Day gift the kids can make? (Yes, it’s okay to sit down with the kids and help them make you a gift. They will treasure that time crafting with you just as much as you treasure the gift!) Here are 20 Mother’s Day Crafts for kids that make beautiful […]
You ARE a Good Mom — A Mother’s Day Message
Mom, you — the one reading this — you’re doing a good job. I know there are times you feel you can’t do it. I know there are times you look around the house and you see the dishes spilling over the sink, the cluttered counter top, and the baskets of laundry that […]
Motherhood Changes You
Being a mother changes you, in ways you never thought of. Your priorities, your routine, your hobbies… It all changes. Before children I never dreamed I’d be a stay-at-home mom. Even when I was pregnant, I couldn’t imagine staying home with the kids. I loved working with my middle school kids, seeing […]
Looking for Mother’s Day Gift Ideas?
Mother’s Day. What kind of presents do you like to receive? What types of gifts have you given to your own mother or mother-in-law on that day? For me, Mother’s Day gifts tend to be flowers. We get hanging baskets for my mother-in-law so she can watch the humming birds that visit them […]
10 Things That Made Me Smile This Week
The bunny sticker my son decided to stick to my shirt when I gave it to him after his gymnastics class. Seeing all the zoo babies during our latest trip to the zoo. My son’s reaction when we got cotton candy ice cream while we were at the zoo. (“I’ve got to tell Daddy this!”) […]