As soon as Christmas and Valentine's Day are over, the kids start asking about the Easter Bunny. I have to admit, I also love Easter: the beautiful sunrise church service, the newness of spring in the air, the soothing pastel colors and the most delicious chocolate treats, what is there not to love View Post
HE Showed Me The Future!
Some stories happen and instantly beg to be written, others need to mature and then one day they are ready to be presented to the world. I have held this story in my heart for six years, it has pulled me through the most terrifying times of my life. This account was my "snuggle buddy", "security View Post
22 Painfully Honest Thoughts From New Moms!
Welcome to Club Motherhood. You have endured nine ten months of wonderful pregnancy bliss. You have glowed, expanded and grown a perfect little human being. Said human was recently expelled from your body – so it’s now “go time!” This is it! Motherhood! You are in the thick of it – and there is no View Post
How to Raise Your Kids to be Bilingual
I know that raising bilingual kids is fun, because I did it – with raging success! I was that child that grew up bilingual! My fondest childhood memories are from activities we did to keep the legacy of our two cultures alive. The two countries are Denmark and the United States, my native tongues View Post
Nine Reasons I WANT Our Children On The Computer
In grade school we had the opportunity to learn how to use a typewriter. I decided NOT to take the class because it was of little to no interest to me! I was going to be the next Jane Goodall, so I took an extra course of biology and told myself that Jane didn’t type in the rainforest - and I felt View Post
I Listen – and I Learn!
I am very proud to feature a post written by none other than my mom. She is one of my biggest cheerleaders. I can always count on her to read my articles! She reads them - and one even inspired her to write a response. Her favorite article to date is: "Be Where You Are." I am proud to say that my View Post
Get the “Mommy Track” Stamp With These Simple Steps
If you are a working mother, please take a few minutes to read my thorough list of things you need to do ASAP! You do NOT want to run the risk that your employer looks at you as a corporate-ladder-climber with a lot of potential – that only leads to bigger paychecks and longer titles. Instead, be View Post
Have your MOST Successful Year – EVER!
We are headed into the final days of 2014. The heat is on for us to complete the resolutions we so determinedly put in place in December 2013 - or wait… you forgot what they were? Don’t worry - so did millions others who steadfast made plans to lose weight, change their ways, save more, eat less, be View Post
6 Tips to Create Family Traditions, PEACEFULLY! (Mother-in-law Approved)
I LOVE this time of year. The sense of familiarity and comfort that comes from honoring age-old traditions reassures us that all is well in the world. Today we brought home our family’s annual Christmas tree. We hung the handmade ornaments: the snowmen with all the fake snow worn off, the glass View Post
30 Truths About Motherhood! Lessons I Have Learned After Having A LOT of Kids!
I recently realized that I am a MUCH better and happier mother today than I was eight years ago when I was inducted into motherhood. Of course I am eight years older too, so there’s a certain level of maturity that has happened naturally. But I also think that having a lot of kids has redefined my View Post
Tonight I Yelled!
I yelled tonight! If you had seen me out in public you would have stared and thought to yourself “I am SUCH a better mom than her” - and truth be told - today ANYONE would have been a better mom than me! I came home from work in a foul mood. My children of course knew that things had not gone View Post
Easy Kid-Friendly DIY Christmas Ornaments!
Let's have fun with some easy kid-friendly DIY Christmas ornaments today! It’s that time of year, where all the creative ideas are flowing freely - at least in other people’s minds, or so it seems. I love doing crafts and especially when I have to force the kids to do them do them with the View Post
Ten Tips and Tricks to Make Your LEGOLAND Visit Awesome!
LEGOLAND Visit Review Mama in the Now recently teamed up with Legoland Florida as our Lego-loving family spent the day at the park. After our highly successful trip Legoland Florida - our best trip to date, I wrote a review and compiled a list of tricks and tips to ensure everyone enjoys their View Post
Hunting and Gathering – Unifying Our Family
Nature has always played a big role in my life. I am a collector! My Stone Age ancestry doesn’t deny itself. My whole family consists of gatherers. In my childhood, we would go for walks and bring home flower sprouts for the garden, which my mother stole in other people´s gardens (– because to her View Post