I know what you’re thinking: how to have God time with young kids? It’s impossible! Unless I wake up before the crack of dawn, but then I’ll just be falling asleep! Or I could wait till right before bed, but then my attention is scattered, and I just stress about not getting enough sleep. I…
Learning to Stop Comparison in Motherhood: A 3rd time Mom’s Revelation Hey Mama, do you find yourself unhappy in your stage of motherhood? I want you to stop and consider: are you looking at social media moms and unconsciously comparing yourself? Or are you even looking at your put-together friends and all the cute photos…
The Best Toys for Boys (Ages 3-4) It’s so hard to know what the best toys for boys between 3 and 4 are, as every kid is so different! I certainly know this is a fact, as I have two little boys, a 3 and 1 year old. Just watching my two boys and how…
Oh the blessed toddler years! Chances are that you are reading this post because you have one or two little ones in these interesting years of their lives. Toddlerhood is such a beautiful chaotic, day-to-day kind of living. Some days fly by and others crawl to the finish line. Keeping track with a toddler schedule…
Hey Mama! It’s almost time for your little one to be here! Congrats! But does packing your hospital bag have you scratching your head? Feeling overwhelmed with all the items you think you should bring, could bring, and want to bring? Don’t know what to pack in your hospital bag for a night or two…
Reading is one of my all-time favorite pastimes. I love picturing the story as though it were a movie, and playing it out in my mind as I read. I love books with rich vocabulary, and I love the imagery, idioms, metaphors, and other figurative languages used in stories. I love predicting what’s going to…
He was bored. It hit me like a ton of bricks one afternoon as I watched my twenty month old totter around the room grumping, throwing his head back as he did. I hadn’t thought about if we had quality time that day, but instead I had done the usual mental checklist: Is he hungry? …
Sometimes the idea of studying your Bible can seem daunting, especially if you don’t know what you need. Being a PK (pastor’s kid), I grew up attending countless Bible studies, and I learned quickly that it’s best to have all your tools ready to go. Now that I’m a busy mom, the same rings true…
How to Make Time for God Before I became a mama, I had difficulty making time for God in my every day life. Between teaching full time, housework, cooking, and spending time with my husband, I would squeeze some Bible reading in or skim a devotional in the morning before the kids came in to…
I love reading other fellow mommy bloggers and what they have to say, and there’s definitely hundreds out there to choose from! But I’ve narrowed down my favorites to my top 5. These women all share relevant information to today’s moms over topics such as struggles in motherhood, finding time for prayer and God, and…
I hear from dear and close friends and family who are wishing they had more time in the day to accomplish everything on their to-do lists. They complain about not being able to set aside time for the Lord and how difficult it is to keep a clean house with toddlers running around. They discuss…
Have you ever got on Google or Pinterest in need of a good uplifting quote? Or perused the internet for a new but inexpensive game for your child because he’s bored with all of his toys? Or have you ever looked at your pantry and thought, “there must be a better way to organize all…