Encouragement for Moms

Is Motherhood Worth It?

This photo was taken in healthier days. Has motherhood ever been featured on Dirty Jobs? If not, my 5-year-old would argue that it should be. Not that she’s ever seen the show, but she has had an up close and personal look at her mom’s dirty work. We all recently succumbed to a stomach bug,Read the whole post >>

Parenting by the Book – Part II

Part I, in which I ramble on and on about how you should always trust your own parental instincts over the experts, can be found here. This is Part II where I share some of my favorite parenting/family resources. This list includes books and resources that I: A) Just enjoyed reading. B) Found practical informationRead the whole post >>

Serving v. Judging

It’s funny how so often a theme pops up in my life that just won’t go away. Since writing this, I’ve stumbled across various quotes related to being a true disciple of Christ, about how it has less to do with judging and more to do with loving. There have been emails, too, from readersRead the whole post >>

Parenting By the Book – Part I

I recently had a childless friend ask me for a list of my favorite parenting books with the upfront disclosure that she was only curious about my perspective and was not pregnant. This same friend wanted to watch Ricki Lake’s The Business of Being Born with me. She says she finds the world of parentingRead the whole post >>

Let the Little Children Come

After this post, I had a friend ask me if I could compile all the links to articles I’ve written about bringing young children to Mass. She knows someone who is struggling with bringing her toddler to church and wanted to offer some encouragement, so I’ve included a list of articles related to this subjectRead the whole post >>