When we are the heartbeat of our family, it can take a lot to nurture and care for all those who depend on us. Below are five of my favorite self-care options to help support you in being kind to yourself. Start Each Day With Gratitude Our mindset is the cornerstone of how we experience
I have reached a time in my life in which I am no longer motivated to find a babysitter for my boys. They certainly are old enough (13 &11) to fend for themselves which is part of it, but I haven’t had the greatest track record finding a good fit recently. What I would need
I must admit, my heart dropped to my shoes as the realization dawned on me that my oldest son would be competing in the high jump. There were two major factors leading up to this thundering heart-drop. First of all, he had never attempted the high jump in all of his thirteen years, and secondly,
As promised, I wanted to write a post about the age range of early teens and beyond to give readers options as their kids grow. In the foreground, before you begin to discuss the broader contexts of the social sphere of a teenager, it is helpful to address the physical aspect of our children’s growing
As a writer, it is often suggested that I ‘write what I know’. However, in all fairness to the age ranges my boys have passed through or have yet to enter, I want to include some posts about these time-frames. Today’s post will focus on the toddler years and then the next will be about