Riding the Waves of Raising Boys: How to Stop Being Controlling as a Mom
Do you find yourself exhibiting controlling behavior when it comes to your sons? As moms, it’s ingrained in us to want the best for our kids, to protect them from…
How To Start Simplifying Your Life Instead of Living Out of Overwhelm
When faced with overwhelm, our first temptation may be to turn toward an outward manifestation of simple living: decluttering our homes and schedules. And while these things are good, they…
How to Save Time and Money with Reverse Meal Planning
How often do you stand in front of your fridge or pantry and wonder what you’re going to make for dinner? Even when we have a decent supply of staples…
How To Regulate Emotions in Your Home by Being an Emotional Thermostat
As moms, we play an important role in setting the emotional tone in our households. We can be like emotional thermometers, reflecting the current level of emotional heat, or we…
Fearfully and Wonderfully Made: Celebrating the Children God Gave Us
When our kids’ behaviors challenge us, it’s tempting to wonder why they’re not like ‘other kids.’ But in doing so, we miss out on who they really are: unique individuals,…
Enneagram Parenting: Healthy Habits To Develop Based on Your Personality Type
There’s something so liberating about taking a personality test and getting your results, a certain satisfaction in knowing that you have a ‘type.’ In knowing that all your eccentricities don’t…
Homeschooling for Beginners: 5 Tips for a Successful First Year
Are you new to homeschooling this fall? Feeling overwhelmed? You’re not alone! Being a homeschool mom takes a huge leap of faith, mountains of perseverance, and more than a few…
6 Stellar Reasons to Burn the ‘Busy’ Badge, Slow Down, and Enjoy Life
For most of us, being busy feels like the norm, but is it really supposed to be that way? Were we designed to move through life at such a breakneck…
How To Reconnect With Friends When You’ve Spent a Year in Lockdown
Have you spent the past year and a half thinking about getting together with your friends? Opening up your door to visitors? Dreading the impending expectation of proper hospitality? Lockdown…
Give Grace Freely: Why Judging Other Moms Diminishes the Power of the Cross
When we extend grace to others, we meet them where they are at and give them–and ourselves–a tiny glimpse of what God is like. Judging them, however, has the opposite…
Why Are We Going This Way? Walking in Faith Into the Unknown
Sometimes, when we can’t see the road ahead of us, we need to walk by faith, trusting that God will guide our path. Like a little child with unwavering faith…
Bed Styling 101: 7 Foolproof Steps for Layering Your Bed Like a Pro
Do you ever get a little envious when you scroll through Pinterest and see someone’s beautifully made bed, covered in throw pillows and crocheted blankets, looking fit to be featured…