So you’ve just had your baby and you are exhilarated and exhausted all at the same time. There’s nothing quite like bringing life into the world to do that to you! You get wheeled to your postpartum room to recover and enjoy your new addition. And aside from nurses constantly coming in and visitors you […]
9 Things You Need for a Smooth Postpartum Recovery
I think every mom deserves a special award for carrying and birthing a baby. Before I had kids, I never could have imagined what a mom goes through to bring a baby into the world! There are mental, emotional, and physical challenges that you can’t possibly know until you walk through it. And all the […]
Training vs. Controlling: How to Tell the Difference
Provers 22:6 says to “train up a child in the way he should go, and when he is old, he will not depart from it.” And I believe that most parents purpose in their heart to do a good job at this. But there’s one problem: many parents don’t know what it looks like to […]
Two Ways to Win Your Kids’ Hearts
Establishing strong relationships with each of our kids is super duper important. It not only makes our whole family healthy, but it also makes it easier to transfer our values, character, and skills to them. But there’s one teensy little problem: Sometimes, we damage the very relational bridges we are supposed to be building with […]
4 Ways Moms Can Bless Their Families in the Morning
Your mornings as a mom have the potential to be smooth or difficult. The kids are waking up, there’s work to be done, and everybody needs you all at once. As a mama, you get to set the tone for the day in the morning. I’ve realized that if I start the day off making […]