Moms can, and must, find peace. When they don’t, they become a menace to their families. I know all about it, peace that is, and that’s saying a lot. People don’t believe me. They say it’s not possible for a mom of 15 to know even the meaning … Read More…
Every serious-minded mommy needs to have the best equipment at her disposal. By far, one of the best things I’ve ever used in my mothering career is my apron! What do aprons do for mommies? They protect our clothes from: They give places for us to carry our … Read More…
Having a peaceful home leads to peaceful homeschooling. When we get our household running on rails of habit and routine, we find we have more “brain space,” time, and energy for all of the learning activities with our children. First, a letter to myself when I was first … Read More…
In this post we will discuss how to get free from mom guilt. If there’s one thing that steals mommy joy it has to be GUILT! Guilt is one of those necessary emotions. While it seems negative, actually one of the best things we can do is to … Read More…
If you are a mommy who needs a special Christmas present, then Glorious Mothering is for you! This is not a time-waster Like me, you only have so many hours in a day, and most of these are for our loved ones. But, also like me, you need … Read More…
My ultimate Christmas dream is a quiet dinner, a modest Christmas tree, a few gifts opened while soft Christmas carols play in the background… However, my husband is the opposite. He is Santa Claus. Really, I’m not kidding. He loves everything about the season, even listens to Christmas … Read More…
There is a wild gal within me, and she is SO MUCH FUN! She whoops and hollers at football games. She waves and dances in church. She plays worship music really, really loudly and mouths the words while she vacuums. She buys chocolate for the kids and then … Read More…
I have to admit, homeschooling with toddlers has not always been smooth sailing. Our 15 children are spaced an average of 21 months apart, and between some there were only 14 months. At one time we had three under the age of three, and another time we had … Read More…
I have an exciting announcement to make… Glorious Mothering has been published! For those of you who haven’t heard, I’ve been working on this book for about two years now. At first it was only a hodge-podge of ideas which sat on the shelf for over a year … Read More…
Most of us deeply desire a peaceful family life but we don’t know how to make it a reality. As women we like to begin by focusing in on our relationships with our children, and rightly so. I have actually written extensively here on my blog concerning ways … Read More…