Parenting Solutions
A quest for the Holy Grail! Such is the journey for the best parenting solutions I read every parenting book ever written for the best tried and true wisdom. Really, I am searching for the silver bullet, the perfect puzzle piece to forever make complete the insanity...
Dear Online Mom Friends
I am in ALL the mommy facebook groups. If you’re in any of them too, this is for you. This is an open letter exposing my secrets (and maybe yours) so we can upgrade our fun relationship to the next level of awesomeness and security. We all know or...
Children: The Excuse for Hospitality
“You can go away now.” Says my extremely hospitable 3 year old to our JUST arrived guests. “Yeah… this is why we host.” I think with an eye roll. My toddlers always seem to say the rudest things to the guests they anticipate with delight. But really, how else...
Back-to-School Tips: (When your kids are too little for school)
Have you ever seen, “The Lord of the Rings: the Fellowship of the Ring”? The first 5 minutes of the movie always gives me chills. Galadriel is speaking in the beautiful Elvish language, pouring slowly like a decanted wine. “(I amar prestar aen.)The world...
Call to Arms
As I’ve mentioned in previous blogs: “Ambition bred from discontentment is a dangerous journey leading to more discontentment.” I want to expound on this: there is always SOMETHING that triggers ambition and calls you to action. My thoughts lean toward the idea that...About Me
* I met my husband at IHOP (the pancake house)
* I love roller coasters but hate "rides"
* I am an ISFJ if that means anything to you