Motherhood is more than posed and frameable moments. It’s not the sum of blissful images filling the pages of a scrapbook. A mother is made in the difficult, challenging, and very real crises that never make it to a page. It’s choosing to love when you’d rather run away. Being a mother is becoming an… Continue Reading
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Fostering Loving Sibling Relationships Part 3
Continued from Part 1 and Part 2… I just have a couple of more things I’d like to address on this topic. I’d like to go back to the General Principle #4 from Part 1. Balance their time together and time apart. As I stated on my last post, I think it’s important as parents… Continue Reading
Fostering Loving Sibling Relationships Part 2
I’d like to dissect further the general principle #3 from my previous post: Supervise their interactions and address their heart issue. What does this look like on a day-to-day basis? Don’t ignore the small stuff Like I mentioned, I started in very small ways, such as teaching them to ask their sibling politely versus telling… Continue Reading
Fostering Loving Sibling Relationships Part 1
Here is my new series. My current plan is to follow a series that’s more personal/conceptual/philosophical with a series that’s more concrete/practical (so this is my attempt at practical). I have three daughters close in age (currently 6, 4, and 2). I was an only child. I knew from early on that when I had… Continue Reading
A couple of weeks ago, I hit a really low point. I think every housewife/mom can relate to these moments. Moments when you feel undervalued, under-appreciated, and overworked. Dishes. Laundry. Diaper changes. Cooking. Serving. Driving. More dishes. More laundry. Husband comes home late from a hard day at work. But oh, do not tell me… Continue Reading