On busy schedules and discipling our kids – with Hannah Spuler
When life gets busy, when kids and their activities multiply, it can be easy to assume something is terribly wrong and we need to cut back until we feel like we can handle it all….
When life gets busy, when kids and their activities multiply, it can be easy to assume something is terribly wrong and we need to cut back until we feel like we can handle it all….
I have many good and even close friends I first met on the internet. Back in the day when being online was weird, I had a blog. I also read blogs. I remember the day…
We’ve all been there, zoned out on the couch, flicking through the screens. It might be Instagram. It might be Amazon. It might be headlines or search results. But we compulsively scroll. A little niggling…
We are the first generation of moms required to work out new personal habits and social conventions around ubiquitous connection to the internet. It’s no light matter, and one that requires wisdom, not simplistic answers…
With all the magazines and tv shows showcasing pristine, elegant homes with clean lines and bright colors, we have an unrealistic vision for our job as homemakers. The home we are making is not the…
We look around our house and things are not as they should be. There’s clutter on every surface, crumbs under every table, and sticky fingerprints on every wall and window. We know we need to…
I doubt there’s a mom out there who hasn’t wished for more time in a day or another day in the week. Time is certainly our limiting factor, followed closely by energy. We want to…
When we underestimate how much we can – or even should – do in a day or week or year, we can excuse ourselves with the label of humility. I just can’t keep my home…
We all probably recognize that we need more self-discipline. We look for ways to increase our willpower, our motivation, our stamina — and yet we continue to come up short. Most of the time, we’re…
Most of us have unconsciously assumed the modern feminist lie that housework is menial, unfulfilling work that we should all hire out if we can. Then we wonder why we can’t get traction in that…