Feb 20
On Sunday at a women’s meeting at Church, we had a discussion on Motherhood and why motherhood matters. It wasn’t long until I retreated into my own reverie. I’m sure others were too because it wasn’t long until those in the room started thinking and commenting about what they could have done differently to be …
Jan 28
Hey there! It’s a great day here where I live. We just had a snow storm come through and clear out the nasty nasty air we had been having for the last few weeks. I can breathe again! Well, as you know, each month I have been working on a new parenting goal to help …
Jan 21
I can’t believe we are on month 5 of the parenting plan already and so far I feel like I have made so much progress if I look back to the first month. Baby steps are so much easier for me and I have tried to set attainable goals for myself that I can actually …
Jan 15
Well, for my parenting plan, this month I’m working on going to the gym 3 or more times a week so I can have more energy to spend some extra quality time with my kids. It’s a New Year’s Resolution of sorts. Last week I went to the gym 4 times. I haven’t found that …
Nov 15
This week was the first snow of the season and we had lots of fun making snow angels, shoveling the driveway together, and playing in the snow. Well, we’re already on month 4, week 2 of the Parenting Plan. I have been working on listening to my kids more this month. I have found when …
Nov 15
I don’t think I ever wrapped up month 3 before moving on to month 4. So, in month 3 I have been working on giving my kids more hugs and reporting on the results each week. The results have been incredible, I can’t even begin to say how helpful this challenge has been to me …
Oct 24
If you’ve forgotten, this month I’ve been working on giving my kids more hugs and then posting on what happens. The last couple weeks have gone really well and we have been a lot closer as a family. It really happened quickly and it was so easy. Why didn’t I try this sooner? This week, …
Oct 17
If you haven’t been keeping up with my monthly goals, this month I have been working on giving my kids more hugs. This is my second week with this goal, but generally I choose a different parenting goal each month and do baby steps to achieve it. That’s just how I work best. It hasn’t …
Sep 05
This kid is so crazy! He hates to take pictures so he always makes funny faces at me because it makes him think I will stop taking his picture. Boy is he wrong! Well, this week’s parenting plan challenge is to be more patient and less annoyed. This really is a challenge for my personality. …
Aug 22
Sometimes my kids make faces at me like this one because to be honest, well, let’s face it, I have a house to clean, errands to run, dinner to make, laundry to fold, kids to raise, volunteer hours to log, money to make, and many other responsibilities that cannot fully be listed in one blog …
