Viewing My Day Through a Picture Frame
When you stay at home with little children, life is a chaotic swirl of coffee, sibling squabbles, dirty dishes, smiles, diapers, and accidents. It’s wonderful and overwhelming and it speeds...
Laura Senske
Managing Tensions
Here’s one thing I have learned about myself: I like to know what “the best thing” is. I want to know the best way to discipline, the best way to...
Perspective from Generations Past
A few years ago on Father’s Day, we celebrated multiple fathers: my two grandpas, my own dad, and my husband (dad to our two little girls). Not a lot of...
Learning to Celebrate
Are you good at celebrating? It may sound strange, but celebration doesn’t come naturally for me. I’m the kind of person that likes to stay in motion. Performance can drive...
The Worrier and Her Tactics
Worry: the age-old friend that contributes to early wrinkles and daily frustration. Are there any other mamas out there that battle with worry on a daily basis? I tend to...
Managing Mama’s Emotions
When you have children in your house, you have a lot of emotions in your house. Emotions can flare over the most mundane things (the wrong color cup) or the...
Surprised by Disobedience?
Parenting comes with a lot of surprises. The baby showed up before his/her due date (or in my cases, long, long after). The toddler decided to create her art masterpiece...
Eating Like the French
Scene: Toddler looks at plate with vegetable on it, decides she doesn’t like it. Mom: “Delicious! It looks so delicious!” Toddler: “No.” Mom: “I want you to take a bite.”...
Memories: Off My Phone and Into an Album
A multitude of photos and videos of our children is one of the blessings of this new digital era. It also poses great organizational hurdles. I’m sure I’m not alone...
When The Task List Overflows
As a mom, there are many things to do on our minds. There are doctor appointments to schedule, dentist visits to maintain, car oil to be changed, and play dates...
Escaping Versus Resting in our Break Times
Motherhood is amazing, awesome, beautiful, and stupendous. It’s also a lot of really hard, constant work. There are the physical demands, especially with young children: carrying children everywhere, picking all...
Steadfast in the Season
In some ways, I’m an incredibly patient person. I get up night after night to feed my little one (even when most other babies her age have been sleeping through...
Time for Bed, Mama
Ahhh, bedtime. That glorious slice of day when you realize that you’ve made it. Putting the kids to bed is like a quiet victory dance. You don’t want to let...
Ethical Consumerism & Products for Our Homes
I love getting great deals when I’m shopping. I once took my husband garage sale shopping and found the cutest, brand name jean jacket for my toddler for pennies. I...
