Category: Motherhood

  • How to Feel Amazing When the World Isn’t Helping

    Hello, tender friends! My precious darling came home from school last week with a bruise on his forehead. When I asked about it, he told me that a boy pushed him so hard at recess that he bruised it on the slide. He said, “And mommy, it wasn’t an accident. He did it on purpose.…

  • Making Peace with a Job I Hate

    Hello, tender friends! If you read last week’s post, you may have noticed teaching jobs involving kids were conspicuously absent. There’s a reason for that: I have never enjoyed teaching kids. Steve Carell understands me so well in these circumstances. Yet, after months of searching for jobs and prayer, I have ended up taking a…

  • ,

    How Boo Boo Breaks My Heart

    Hello, tender friends! The earnest innocence of my little darling just breaks my heart. Last week he said, “Mommy, we will always be together!” I thought he was saying it because of things he’s heard me say about how I wish we could always stay together and that I hope he still loves us when…

  • ,

    Healthy New Year’s Treat

    Hello, tender friends! It’s possible to have kid-friendly and fun holiday treats that are healthy! If you’ve followed my blog for any length of time, you know that I try hard to make holiday treats special that don’t compromise our health values. I try to use only the ingredients that God created. I consequently wanted…

  • ,

    Holiday Recap

    Hello, tender friends! I hope you’re staying safe in the storm if it’s hitting the part of the country where you live today! Our power has gone off a few times, so I’m going to make this brief in the hopes that I can send it off before losing internet again. The candlelit service on…

  • The Green-Eyed Monster

    Hello, tender friends! We went to a birthday party this past weekend and had fun despite the cold and intense wind whipping our faces. These three kids (Cubby’s in the middle) ran from one end of the bouncy house to the other for a few solid hours. Childhood is amazing, isn’t it? Sometimes I wonder…

  • Birthday Joy😊

    Hello, tender friends! I had a different post ready to go last week, but I just have to share this news: I have a 5-year-old! Just look at that darling little elf face. 🥰 I know that I’m blinking in that picture, but I just love seeing all the kids in the background having fun!…

  • All the Preschool Feelings

    Hello, tender friends! I hope you’re drier than we are here in Southwest Virginia. The rain that hit us from Hurricane Helene tapered off yesterday but hasn’t stopped. It was still raining yesterday when we walked into church and it’s still raining now. Maybe it was all the rain last week that made Jacob starting…

  • The Art of Repentant Parenting

    Hello, and happy Labor Day, tender friends! I hope you’re all enjoying your day off! Anthony has his first day off in weeks today, so we’re soaking up the family time. I’m also getting Jacob ready to start preschool in a few weeks. He just isn’t entertained at home anymore and is begging to be…

  • ,

    Godly Parenting Decisions

    Hello, tender friends! When I told Cub to get dressed, this is how he chose to get dressed: Do you see anything odd? I asked him to put his shirt on properly, meaning right side out, and he said, “No, I want to wear it like this. That’s my choice.” (Also, please ignore the fact…