I love working with people. This blog has allowed me to meet so many amazing people and work with wonderful awesome women. I am truly blessed in meeting and working with these creative women. I've met so many women who are coming into the reality of their own dreams. Sara is one of those lovely talented women. She started a handmade jewelry making business with spirituality and deep meaning called SpiritJewell. Announcing Genuine Handmade Beautiful Jewelry by SpiritJewell Mom's Becoming ... Continue Reading...
30 Hilarious Authentic Truths about being a Boy Mom
I love my boys although I'm definitely outnumbered in my house. I have three sons, my husband, a male dog and two male guinea pigs. My dog Frida and I are the only females so our boy to girl ratio is 7:2. Yikes! Good thing I'm a strong woman or I'd get lost in all that maleness. I love being a boy mom though I'll admit they do drive me solid boggly-eyed crazy some days. These are thirty things I’ve learned as a boy mom. This is meant to be somewhat facetious and funny, but yes it's all ... Continue Reading...
Kids in the Kitchen: Free Play and Smores Mountain
Kids in the Kitchen What do kids want for a treat? Let a kid be a chef with free play time in the kitchen find out! My son has been watching me make recipe blog posts so he decided he wanted to try to make up a recipe. He created a recipe for Smores Mountain. It looks pretty good and tastes even better! Kids Learn About Physical Properties in the Kitchen I love letting my kids play in the kitchen. For years now my kids have played in the kitchen making up experiments and concoctions by ... Continue Reading...
A New Year’s Resolution Word
I’ve been seeing a lot of social media posts about picking a word for the year. This is like a New Year’s Resolution yet different because it’s just one word. Resolutions are too specific and therefore hard to follow. With life circumstances changing throughout the year a New Year’s Resolution may suddenly not fit in so it gets abandoned. But A New Year’s Resolution Word, now that seems doable. I like that I can apply that one word to any and every area of my life. I like this idea so I chose a ... Continue Reading...
An Unplanned Lesson in Giving to a Homeless Man
An Unplanned Lesson in Giving An unplanned lesson in giving to a homeless man unfolded before my son and I one Sunday this holiday season. As we drove out of a parking lot we approached an old man standing on the mini sidewalk island between the in and the out of the parking lot. We had just bought a present for my son’s friend and next we were heading to the birthday party. There stood a man. He stood in a spot I hadn’t seen someone stand before even though I’d been to this store many ... Continue Reading...
How To Manage Your Child’s Anxiety During Medical Procedures
Our six-year-old fell and broke his wrist while pretending to be a stuntman – jumping from a bar stool to a mini trampoline – and needed surgery to align broken and displaced bones. It was very traumatic for our son and for us as parents. Having gone through this experience as a parent, I learned some tips. In this post, I'm sharing tips for how to manage your child's anxiety during medical procedures. Disclaimer: My advice does not replace the advice of a qualified healthcare professional. ... Continue Reading...
Mom Hack for Older Kid Nighttime Bedwetting
Do you need a solution for older kids bedwetting that the child is more likely to accept? I have a solution for you to help older kids who wet the bed. This solution is easy and simple and keeps their pajamas dry. This post contains my personal opinions as a mom and does not replace consulting a medical professional. Always consult a qualified medical professional with concerns. I am a mom and a writer with work history as a pediatric RN. This post is intended for children without any ... Continue Reading...
My Week Long Baby; Early Miscarriage
This post contains an affiliate link to a book I found helpful. Please see my disclaimer page. This post has a link to my article "My Week Long Baby" about my story of early miscarriage on Her View From Home (scroll down for the link). Miscarriage is so common. I find when talking with a group of women, many voice their experience with this tragedy. My miscarriage happened very early on in the pregnancy, but my brain still built so many plans for that baby. My brain went crazy with many ... Continue Reading...
Children Deserve Politeness Too
This post contains an affiliate link which adds no cost to you but provides me a small commission. The views here are 100% my own. See my disclaimer page for details. As human beings we all deserve politeness, and children deserve politeness too. We honor the golden rule to do unto others as we would have them do unto us. As parents this is an almost daily statement to our kids. I had an experience today at church that made me very angry with a woman who didn’t have the decency to speak ... Continue Reading...
This Boy Mom Reports: Crafts Gone Horribly Wrong
Boy Mom Reports Crafts Gone Horribly Wrong One of my three sons is infatuated with crafts. Boy crafts I mean. Not simple coloring, cutting, or gluing but deeply involved mini man crafts made with tools. I admit he is quite creative with his inventions. Though it’s a tough pill to swallow when his boy mind disregards what this girl mom thinks is OK when making these crafts. We clearly don’t see eye to eye. Some crafts have gone horribly wrong. This Boy Mom Reports: The making of ... Continue Reading...
