Tag: family
Growing Up: We Knew This Day Was Coming And Just Like...
We knew this day was coming. Our daughter had been growing up. It had been a senior year of last games and concerts, last...
It’s Not Crabbiness, It’s ‘Rona Rage
I spend my days in a fog of crabbiness. There needs to be a name for what I’m experiencing. Naming it will be therapeutic,...
Video chatting :: How we Stay Connected
Video chatting is single-handedly making it possible for my son to have amazing relationships with my family.
My husband and I moved to Wisconsin...
A Gentle Reminder to Throw Out the Lists and to Snuggle...
A mama friend said to me recently that sometimes snuggles are the most important thing you can do all day. Not only is this...
Witching Hour Survival Strategies
4:30 PM.
The kids are home from school and/or up from their naps. Dinner isn't quite on the table. The husband isn't quite home. The house...
What about the stuff? Lessons in becoming a family
Last fall I remarried and gained two “bonus” kiddos. In retrospect, while going from a family of three to a family of six and...
Making the Most Out of the Holidays in Downtown Milwaukee
This post is brought to you by our friends at Milwaukee Downtown. Milwaukee Downtown leads and inspires believers in Milwaukee to engage in efforts that...
Multi-Generational Living: Embracing the Togetherness and Chaos
Whenever I explain to someone that our family has multi-generational living situation, I always get one of two responses.
"I could never do that!" or...
The Art of the Pivot in Toddler Parenting
As our girls move out of the baby phase and into full-blown toddlers, kids even, we are embracing the changes and trying new things....
A Lesson from an Eight-Year Old on Defining Family
Sometimes our littles provide us with the biggest lessons.
My heart sank when I opened my third-grade daughter’s school folder to find an assignment on...