Parenting Wisdom

There is a difficult word I am learning in this season of life, with two active children and both my husband and myself involved in various work and ministry activities. No. I am normally a pretty easygoing person. I am also...

“I’m not ready!” I cried as I sat realizing our little bundle of joy was for sure on his way. Today was my due date and my husband and I just finished a 2-mile walk. “First babies never come on...

I’m 25 years old. My husband and I have been married for three years. We have an awesome two-year-old named Gatlin who is the light of our lives. If I had a penny for every time someone said some...

Times are different then they used to be, and as a parent I try to compromise as much as I can with my children. Growing up my mom kept us safe but she allowed us to do things she...

Parenting comes along with a multitude of decisions; big and small. One of the biggest decisions you’ll make as a working parent is deciding who will care for your child. Ask any parent what their top stressors are and...

Back to school shopping can feel like a race. Between getting the necessary supplies, dealing with crowds and other parents stressing over last minute supplies, and then scrambling to buy that thing you either couldn't find or forgot about,...

When most people think of July holidays, Independence Day naturally comes to mind, but there's a lesser-known holiday that is very important to our family: July 24 is National Cousins Day. As I'm writing this post, I'm listening to my...

I have had at least one toddler at my house for the past five years. Five years! That's a lot! Toddlerhood is the age comprised between one and three years old. And while I love all the wittiness, the innocence,...

When my husband and I first started talking about having children, he told me that it was very important to him that they spend their first few years at home with a parent instead of in a daycare. I...

“Mom, will you play with me?” This is a question I’ve heard multiple times as soon as our son learned to talk. It’s a sincere, innocent, and simple request, yet the turmoil it creates inside me is much more complex....

My husband and I will celebrate our second wedding anniversary this month. We have been together just over three years. Our son will be one in July. Needless to say, we are learning something new about each other everyday! And...

My son's fish recently died. Well, if I'm being completely honest, my husband killed it by accident (sorry, honey!).  You see, it all started when we realized that the water in the fish tank looked a bit nasty. There was...

In less than a week, I will have a high school graduate. I remember vividly bringing her home from the hospital, and experiencing that overwhelming high that only love in its most pure form can produce. "It goes by in...

When my kids were born, I always planned to wait until they were old enough to ask me to have their ears pierced. As cute as babies look with their sparkling ears, I wanted my daughters to make the...