Motherhood and marriage have been one big adjustment for me, and even though I have been a full-time stay-at-home mom for over 2 and a half years now, I am still trying to wrap my hands all the way around it. I, of course, understood that when I quit my job I would be taking […]

Today I was a frazzled mother. Before motherhood, I used to really judge certain mothers when I saw them out with their children. I’d think to myself, gosh, that lady is frazzled.  She should just calm down and change out of those sweat pants!   You know what I’m talking about, right?   The mom […]

I am a messy mom, and not by accident. My kids are clean. And so are the floors, the dishes, and the clothes. For the most part, and yet I enjoy a little mess… Or a big mess. In fact, I firmly believe that if there isn’t a mess, then chances are, it wasn’t as […]

I am a lucky mom. Really. I’m tired, I’m frustrated and very often I’m alone–all as a mother.   But, above all else, I am lucky. After a long day of going, going, going, cooking, cleaning, disciplining, folding, shopping, wiping, and frantically crafting and blogging in the moments in between, I sit down to nurse […]