Parenting With Heart And Humor
The emotions flooded over me, I couldn't believe it. The juiceboxes, socks, dirty underwear and dishes - they all helped change my perspective on life.My alarm goes off at 5:30am during the week. I do what I do every morning, I reach my arm over, touch my husband and say “honey, it’s time to get View Post
In the aftermath of what could have been a disaster, I found myself emotionally and physically drained. Until Jonah and I used these 6 self-care tips!This post was sponsored by Dunkin' Donuts. I received a gift card and compensation in return for my honest review. I can honestly say, I love View Post
Stop suffering in silence! Start using the poop emoji!Can I talk to you? Can you and I sit down with our favorite over-priced coffee and have a good girl talk?Over the past few weeks I have been dealing with something. I have kept it to myself, only shared vague details with a select few View Post
Family movie night is a great idea - in theory only. Once you actually sit down with all the kids, it becomes a management and logistical nightmare trying to please every age group and interest represented. Which is exactly the situation we were in last weekend.I was in the kitchen making the View Post
Dear Son,I am staring at you, taking in the image that is right in front of me. I wish so badly to permanently freeze time. I never want to forget THIS moment - none of it. If only that was possible. As the years pass the image may fade from my memory, but my heart will always remember how I View Post
I hear the sound of eager little foot steps jumping down the stairs. The pitter-patter continues through the living room. I think “wait for it, wait for it…” - as expected, like clock work, Jordan enters the room much more stealth-like than his descent down the stairs.“Mama, can you come tuck me View Post
I am rushing through the grocery store with two cranky kids in tow. They are tired, hungry and they miss sitting quietly on the floor playing with DUPLO with their mama. Instead, we are flying down the bread aisle in a desperate search for the only honey wheat bread their older brother will View Post
The late afternoon sun is beating down on my face. I am soaking up the warmth, taking in the sounds all around me. The kids are playing nicely (not quietly) in the backyard, while I am relaxing after a full day of memory-making fun. This is my first summer as a stay-at-home mom. The magnitude of View Post
I will never know how many miles we walked. The hours spent on our “project” added up as the days and weeks passed.I wonder if he knew how much he helped me through the teenage years. Our walks became an outlet for me: a safe place to vent my thoughts, feelings and turmoil, and there is a lot of View Post
It is a hot sticky Saturday afternoon in the middle of summer. The humidity here in South Florida makes the air so thick you can cut it with a knife. The kids are hot, sweaty and cranky, even though we are inside chilling in our air conditioned house. The clock on the microwave says 2:13, which View Post
Motherhood is part creating attachment and equal parts detaching, ever so lovingly - at JUST the right time. Today I witnessed a beautifully executed loving detachment, made possible by a mutually strong attachment. This miracle happened because I used a incredibly simple (and effective) solution to View Post
How do you entertain four boys under the age of ten for several hours without resorting to bribes, bodily function contests or sticking them in from of a screen? This was the question I had the pleasure of answering recently when school was out, my husband was working and I had four energetic boys View Post
Have you ever had to be so REAL with your child that it hurt? - Like you were punched in the gut?! Well, today I managed to stay authentic when parenting got real, it was down-right raw!It was a normal afternoon after school pickup. The kids’ mouths didn’t stand still for a minute. They were View Post
It is said that “if you build it, they will come!” As a little girl, living in Denmark, I took those words to heart, year after year… after year. The Danish folklore is full of tales of elves and gnomes who move into your home during Christmas time. These little creatures play harmless tricks on View Post