After I tuck her in and the giggles have turned into quietness and her eyelids are heavy with sleep, I whisper to my child the same thing almost every night, “I love you. You make me proud every day.”
I read this phrase in For One More Day by Mitch Albom years ago, a sentimental story in which the narrator recalls the notes his mother left him that always ended with that phrase. It stuck with me. The narrator questions whether or not he’s actually done anything to make his mother proud (and as a reader, it doesn’t seem like he’s done much to make her proud), but still, she tells him, “You make me proud every day.”
I love this...
My husband hurriedly snapped the obligatory pictures of me in the wheelchair holding our newborn as we were wheeled out of the hospital. It was freezing, and we were eager to get into the warm van.
The van - a vehicle I never expected I'd need, much less want - that was now full of car seats of varying stages. The seats of our big boys in the back, our toddler and newborn girls in the middle, and Mommy and Daddy in the front. Our hearts and van were full, and honestly, the logistics of transportation are one of the primary reasons that we have to be done. Because if left to our feelings, my husband and I would never...
On Wednesday, I was planning on starting a silly post listing all the nonsense reasons why I am still awake at 11:30pm on a weekday. It’s a phenomenon I’m sure all moms have experienced. We are exhausted at the end of a long day of mothering, yet we stay up until the wee hours doing nothing, because we finally can.
But there was nothing silly about why I was still awake at 11:30pm this past Wednesday night. Since mid afternoon, my heart had been flooded with the pain of the families and fellow students of the children involved in the school shooting in Florida, reaching a paralyzing crescendo when the final death count was announced. Seventeen people. How could this...
Disclosure :: this post is sponsored by Children's Hospital.
Get a Jump Start on Heart Disease Prevention With Your Little Ones
February is National Heart Month! To observe this very important month of awareness for heart disease, we would like to share a few ways to work to prevent Heart Disease before it is even a problem – in childhood! While heart disease is primarily a health issue in adults, and not children, many of the factors that cause heart disease begin in childhood. According to the CDC, one in every six children in the U.S. are considered obese, a statistic that concerns doctors and parents alike, as many of the unhealthy habits that contribute to childhood obesity can lead to...
I understand that as parents we want what is best for our kids. We want them to do their very best on a project, make good grades, and keep a clean room. I want all of these things too, I do, but not at the expensive of doing this FOR my kids. I will set up my children for success, but I will not complete the tasks for them.
Each of my children have age appropriate chores. Why? Because one day, my children will be adults, and I want them to know how to run a household. My children participate in laundry, dishes, floors and cleaning their rooms regularly. Also, it is my son’s responsibility to always empty to garbage...
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