Are you a mom who’s striving toward a spiritually, physically, emotionally & relationally healthy life? Would you like some support and camaraderie from another mother? I would like to be that woman! Join me as I launch a two week (feels-a-little-scary-but-also-exciting) tommimom training starting January 22! For a donation, you will join a virtual community... Continue Reading →
Big Family, Big Opportunities
The other week I took my 5 kids to the park. It was sunny and beautiful and warm enough for these northern-blooded kids to splash in the water. No towels, no change of clothes, no concerns. Up on the bank, a woman was staging a Christmas photo shoot with the cutest props ever- an old... Continue Reading →
Problems, Possibilities & A Plan: How I Found My Way Out Of Parental Paralysis
Warning, this post contains a full moon, crazy kids, Halloween candy, wanting to quit homeschooling and researching the age minimum for scheduling an Uber pickup. Cuz Momma is TIE-YERD and FRUSTRATED and wants to ship her kids somewhere far far away. So that was how it all started last week. And- spoiler alert- it ended... Continue Reading →
Walking Through Fear As A Scared Child With A Good Dad
The other night I received a call from a neighbor while I was out picking Sam up from baseball practice. I could already tell something was wrong by the crying in the background. It was Silas. He and his friends had been exploring the woods at night when he saw something scary. Still not sure... Continue Reading →
Happy 4th Birthday to My Surprise Gift and 4th child-Judah Jones.
Today our fourth turns four. Wow! I had not signed up for birthing a fourth baby, and I wasn't sure I could mother another. That's an understatement- it felt like a death sentence. The finish line to recovering my life had just been pushed back another 18 years. How would I do this? Judah Jones was... Continue Reading →
Momming is HARD!
Today was just one of those hard days as a mom. Your hard days might look different than mine, but I'm guessing the feeling may be similar. Fatigue. Brain Fog. Anxiety. Rushing. Urges to complain about everything or run away from everyone. Anyone? The circumstances to my hard day involved (1) a full moon (2)... Continue Reading →
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