I Want To Be Her When I Grow Up: Legacy of Mothering

I Want To Be Her When I Grow Up: Legacy of Mothering

Not a day goes by when I’m not overcome with gratitude for the strong legacy that weaves through our family story. My life could have been so different and that is a fact I don’t take lightly. During my 31 Days of a Mentor Mom series, I touched on...
Teen Driving, Their Safety and Paying for It All

Teen Driving, Their Safety and Paying for It All

Throughout the car, the music boomed loudly. Our teen driver leaned over, grabbed his ipod while driving and started scrolling through looking for a new song from his play list. Shocked,  I barked from the passenger seat, “What do you think you are doing?...
Should My Son Play Football?

Should My Son Play Football?

I tried to sit down and count up the number of football games, practices and meetings that I’ve sat through, cheered at and/or helped organize. With three boys, each playing football which so far has spanned a ten year period of time, that’s a lot of...
Is Your Child Ready for a Pet?

Is Your Child Ready for a Pet?

“I promise, Mom. Really, I PROOMMMMISE I will take care of her every day. I will walk her, feed her and take care of any accidents. PLEEEEAAASE????” Many times over the years, I’ve heard this plea. It started with our sons and ended with our...
My Mommy Mess-Up Moment

My Mommy Mess-Up Moment

It’s been one of those weeks. I’ve been overwhelmed, struggling with discouragement and down right exhausted in my mothering, so I revisted a post that I wrote earlier and claiming this truth. It’s been awhile since I’ve messed up as a mother....
Generational Mothering

Generational Mothering

Looking around the table, I study the three generations represented. Amidst the chuckles, private jokes and deeper conversations, the profound generational legacy permeates not just the shared memories, but life choices, marriages, and even character development....