I have moms ask me all the time how to get their husbands more involved with housework. This is a very tricky question, and I’ve always felt that it was more appropriate for a marriage counselor to tackle than me. I’m excellent at teaching you to manage and motivate your children. But a husband is […]
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Have you ever felt completely overwhelmed…when it seems like everything is going wrong and you just can’t catch a break? Or does everything just feel hard, like it takes a tremendous effort to just get the basics taken care of? I have found, in my own life, that when my home is a disorganized, messy
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Telling your children to go clean their rooms may seem like an exercise in futility, but let’s think about it from a child’s perspective. Let’s say you are a child, and your room is a disaster. There is “stuff” everywhere and you are feeling incredibly overwhelmed because you have just been told to clean your
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The last six months have been one major event after another in our home. I started having high blood pressure in my last six weeks of pregnancy, so I had to slow down. Then we had our 11th baby three weeks early. I was 42 years old when I had her, and I lost a
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As a mother of eleven children, I have learned over and over the value of being prepared. Prepared for what? Well, prepared for any scenario I can think of (within reason). Being prepared is not just for preppers, conspiracy theorists, paranoid people, or people of specific religions. There is actually a lot of wisdom in
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I recently had a baby at 42 years old, and while being pregnant again definitely had some challenges, it’s the raising of another baby that I believe might scare some folks away. I thought it might be helpful to discuss both the challenges and the blessings of being an older mother. I will be speaking
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Nobody really wants to be known as the mother who is always losing her temper, or the neurotic mom, or the grumpy mom, or the mom who is always being a martyr. Most mothers that I know (myself included) want to be known as a calm, fun, loving mom. Unfortunately, what ends up happening, unless
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.o I Building positive habits as a stay at home mom will ultimately determine your success or failure in the job. And by success or failure, I’m talking about the way you feel about yourself as a stay at home mom, and not necessarily whether or not you remain in the role. Since you are
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It’s that time again! Some parents are excited, some are dreading it, but it happens every August…it’s time to prepare for back to school!!! Preparation is everything when it comes to back-to-school. We aren’t just preparing for a one time event or for a busy week…we’re preparing for a nine month marathon. Putting proper thought
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Henry Kissinger once said, “If you don’t know where you’re going, every road will get you nowhere.” If this quote doesn’t fully illustrate the importance of goal setting, then I don’t know what does! Goal setting is important in every place of our lives…financial, personal, health…and of course, in the home. I am constantly setting
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