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Okay Homeschooling Mommas...we need to chat. Last week a woman was reading some of my blog posts on Layered Soul and felt like I was one of those amazing homeschooling…
When my kids were little, I always kept them close by me whenever we’d go out anywhere. We’d make a trip to Walmart and if they were not contained in…
Show me a perfect mom, and you'll show me someone who's hiding. Mistakes, pain, shame, guilt, vulnerability, depression, rage, a past...She's hiding something, I promise you. Not one of us…
A quick note from Jenn: James is in a blog author Facebook group with me, and when I posted the invitation to join the Imperfect Mom Confessional, he approached me…
I'm sure you all know that song from childhood, Oh, be careful little eyes what you see, Oh, be careful little eyes what you see, For the Father up above…
Many thanks to Propeller Consulting, LLC for providing my review copy. Thoughts and opinions are 100% my own and NOT influenced by monetary compensation, though I did receive a sample…
Exciting update! The series is here! It's here! :D Come check it out! If you're interested in adding your own post, leave a comment. There's always room. :) I am…
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Every day, I make mistakes with my kids. It could be a pretty good day with one little mistake, but often, I yell too loudly and too much, lose my…
Dear Walgreens Employee/Manager(?), I understand my children were behaving unruly in your store yesterday. I understand that they may have not put all the toys back where they belonged in…
Summer Is Special! As a special needs homeschooling family, the kids are always at home with us. However, there's something different, more special, more exciting, about summer. Whether it's the…
One day at work, I (Jerry) passed a co-worker and she asked absently, "How's it going?" It was clear that she was in a bit of a hurry to get…
Summer . . . a time that kids pine for during the school year and often parents anticipate with anxiety. Fearing refrains of “I’m bored” or hours spent on…
Anyone who has more than one child realizes that God created every child to be a unique individual. It has always amazed me that children raised in the same family,…
Mommy Guilt. Is there a mother on the planet who doesn’t have it?? Here is a very partial list of my Mommy Guilt: Starting a strict schedule with my particular…
As of May 15 of this year, I have been raising children for twenty-three years, so while I feel somewhat qualified to share parenting advice, I am fairly new at…
You will notice that some of these posts overlap. This one is very similar to #5, but I'm coming from a different angle. Our children are a blessing, and we…
If we are going to have any kind of influence over our children, having a relationship with them is vital. This is true at any age. We need to invest…
We need to prepare our children to stay strong in an ungodly world, and to possibly even face persecution. It saddens me to even have to put this among the…
Some (perhaps most) of these posts stem from various regrets, things I would tweak (or totally change) if I were just starting out as a parent, and things I wish…
I have hesitated to post this one because I have several dear friends who are single moms, and one single dad that I know of, and not by their own…
I have found this particular tip, by far, to be the hardest one to try to put into words, but I’ll do my best. I also know that this one…
This one is short (surprise!!) and simple. A lot of things can be really cute at age three, or even up to about age eight or ten, but they are…
I am so blessed to be a part of this "Girl Group" - women who love their children so fiercely. No, I don't have a daughter, but that didn't stop…
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