Category: Parenting
Mother-Son Wedding Dance Songs
A friend was lamenting over the lack of Mother-Son songs for the Mother and Son dance at her son’s wedding. Having four sons, and hoping to someday have daughters-in-law, I set out on a hunt! I decided to be very selective and only use highly appropriate choices. If you know …
Wildcrafting for Kids {Link Roundup}
My friend was looking at a particular site for Wildcrafting, and I think the site’s ideals are not in line with mine, so I wanted to find some others. I searched for a while and found a few good ones. 🙂 So let me save you the Googling! WILDCRAFTING FOR …
But They Look So NORMAL!
I don’t often hear people say this about my boys, but I can tell they’re thinking it. The disapproving looks. The not-so-subtle eye rolls. The exasperation and frustration. They wonder how we could possibly let them get away with that. After all, all they need is a good whipping. You …
Putting on the Spirit: Ten-Minute Devotions for Busy Moms {Book Review}
Busy Being…Busy I don’t begin to know what your days are like. You could spend three hours with the Lord each day, in praise, worship, prayer, and Bible study. If so, you’re my hero! As for me, I always have the best of intentions, but much of the time, devotions …
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H.O.G.W.A.R.T.S. Homeschool
Our school name used to be what we always pray to be–Happy Hearts Homeschool. We have dealt with severe attitudes over the years, but they get better every day. 🙂 Once the boys got a little older, they “outgrew” the name. Now we’re using H.O.G.W.A.R.T.S Homeschool. At first, we came …
The Life We Never Expected {Book Review}
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{Book Review} 8 Simple Tools for Raising Great Kids
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Discussing Difficult Issues with Our Kids
My oldest son will be twelve years old in a couple months. That’s old enough that we should have had more sensitive subject talks sooner than now. Unfortunately, we have put it off. I guess I’ve been the head-in-the-sand kind of mom without realizing it. We have used the real …
When “Mommy Doesn’t Feel Good” {Imperfect Moms Day 48}
What do you do when it seems like you never feel well? I get a little tired of hearing the mantra myself. Like a broken record-player. Playing the same old song over and over again. Those sad, disappointed little voices. “Mommy doesn’t feel good… Mommy’s tired… Mommy needs to lay …
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How to Love Your Children Well {Imperfect Moms Day 46}
Common wisdom says that the best thing a mom and dad can do for their children is to love one another. But more important than that is for a child to see that his parents love Jesus Christ. Not, and I’m being very specific here, not merely hear it said that they …
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Dear Momma, You Can Rejoice in Your Imperfections! {Imperfect Moms Day 45}
Dear Momma, Today I want to share some of my imperfections with you. I yell. A lot. Sometimes it seems that the only way that the boys will listen is if there is yelling involved. I lose my patience easily. I discipline out of anger. I have a hard time …
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Even Parenting Authors Aren’t Perfect, But God Is {Imperfect Moms Day 44}
I am sitting on an airplane on my way to a conference and I am so frustrated! I couldn’t find the top I need to wear tonight. Just couldn’t find it. I tore the house up looking for it. How do things like that happen? How can you lose an …
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5 Tips to Outwit the Overwhelms {Imperfect Moms Day 43}
We cherish of the sweet moments of motherhood, of tucking our little ones in at night with soft moon-glow as they drift off in peaceful sleep. Reality strikes in any of the following scenarios that develop after the supposed final goodnight. “Mommy, I need a drink!” says the bright-eyed preschooler …
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God is “PROUD” of you! {Imperfect Moms Day 41}
A couple weeks ago my son came home from school so excited to show me he had gotten 6 blue ROYAL tickets. These tickets represent the code of behavior in his school: R = Respect O = On-task Y = Your best A = Attitude L = Leadership I looked …
You Are Loved: Why It Changes Everything {Imperfect Moms Day 38}
Twenty years ago, I sat on my bathroom floor in my college apartment with a bottle of aspirin in my hand and was ready to take my life. [clickToTweet tweet=”I sat on my floor in my apartment with a bottle to take my life. @UrVibrantFamily #imperfectmom” quote=”I sat on my …
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I Can’t Do Everything…And God Doesn’t Expect Me To {Imperfect Moms Day 37}
I used to be the perfect mother, and had the blog to prove it. I sewed cute matching pants and skirts for my kids. I threw ridiculously detailed themed parties just for fun. I prepped and froze 40 meals at a time and baked our bread from scratch. I homeschooled …
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These Shoes Were Made for Running {Imperfect Moms Day 36}
My five-year old has become quite the fashionista in her short life. On a daily basis, I find myself smiling at the outfit she has put together, combining patterns, colors and clothing types in ways I never would have imagined. (Who knew a pink ballet tutu could pair so perfectly …
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Do What I Say, Not What I Do {Imperfect Moms Day 35}
I have two precious children the Lord has entrusted to me. Â Being a parent is the most important call I have on my life. It is fun, rewarding, frightening, exciting, special, and did I mention frightening? What I am not called to be is the most perfect parent. Thank God, …
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When God Messed with My Plans {Imperfect Moms Day 32}
I am Mom to six wonderful creations of Christ. Â Individually and as a group, they are funny, active, sensitive, creative, and often, a riot to live with. They’re also a lot of hard work. Our second son, Ben, Â arrived with numerous special needs, which really messed up my plans for …
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Overcoming the Working Mom Guilt {Imperfect Moms Day 28}
Over the past decade, my working status has changed quite a few times. I was a working woman when I got married, became a stay at home mom when my son was born, went back to work after a year or so, and then became a stay at home mom …
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Keeping It Real {Imperfect Moms Day 26}
Face it, we all want to “put our best foot forward” whether meeting someone for the first time, on Sundays mornings at church and of course, on social media like Facebook. But, the fact is, our lives are far from perfect because we are not perfect and neither are our …
Lessons for “Those Days” {Imperfect Moms Day 24}
I think we’ve all had those days when we just absolutely don’t want to be a mom. It may be because we have spent the day cleaning up messes, dealing with tantrums, and trying to teach obedience. It may be simply because we are tired and don’t want to play …
Terrible Mother {Imperfect Moms Day 22}
I am a terrible mother. Odds are, so are you. The other night my husband and I were in the family room, and I was complaining about having to tell our daughter to do the dishes approximately 6,352 times before she sighed with disgust and began plunging the dishes into …
With Apologies to My First-Born: What We Did, and What We Should Have Done Instead {Imperfect Moms Day 18}
Dear Daughter #1, I’m sorry. I really am. I’m sure you have noticed that your father and I do not exactly know what we’re doing. That we figure everything out on you, our lovely, gracious guinea pig. You see, you are our learner child. We’re feeling our way along, using you …
