Comparing yourself to other homeschool moms is undoubtedly the key factor to making motherhood and homeschooling as difficult as possible (financial strain is a close second for me). Do it all the time, do it ruthlessly, and you’ll eventually end up giving some of the sweetest years of your life to regret and self-doubt. I’ve […]
How to Get Your Kids to Listen to You (No Yelling Needed)
Aside from my children fighting with one another , there’s nothing that has challenged my parenting skills more than how to get my kids to listen. When I was pregnant with my first child and daydreaming about life as a parent, I would always picture myself doing things like rocking my child to sleep in […]
How I Increased My Productivity as a Stay at Home Mom
“Mommy, I peepeed in my bed.” I woke up to my daughter standing beside my bed, her soaking wet pull up sagging. I could see where streams of pee, now dried, had made their way down her legs, and probably onto the carpet. I sighed, glancing at my phone. I guess I missed my alarm […]
How to Overcome the Fear of Giving Birth
I’ll never forget what it felt like to see that first positive pregnancy test. We were eight months into our marriage, and I had just graduated college. “Don’t get pregnant right away,” everyone said. “Wait at least five years, travel, and get to know each other. Then start a family.” But we were young and […]
Overcoming Stress in Motherhood
I woke up early, as planned. After some time in prayer, I pulled on some clean workout clothes, tied up my Nikes, worked my hair into a high bun, and dabbed on some concealer. I headed out to the kitchen quietly, closing the door to my room ever-so-strategically so I wouldn’t wake my three year-old […]