Heather Riggleman Archives - The Mom Initiative

To Save a Life

Hey Mamas It’s been a long time since I’ve posted! I miss you, I miss The Mom Initiative and I miss my yoga pants. Between adjusting to life as a working mom in the news world, taking care of three kids, and the rest of domesticated life, my world is needless to say a new juggling act. It’s full of twisty turns and on my knees moments. As a working mom, I am the Life Styles reporter for The Kearney Hub Newspaper in Nebraska and have a weekend column called “Chasing Perfect.” I write about the broken, the beautiful and …

A simple, easy meal from scratch – caprese pasta, roasted brussel sprouts and breadsticks

The air had been heavy with rain all morning before it finally drenched our home and yard. It didn’t stop the kids from wanting to go out and play, who could blame them? The cool rain held promises of summer holding out just a little bit longer, and so we did just that….summer things. I let the dough rise in the kitchen while I captured mom moments. You know…the moments of a home filled with little ones, a house creaking and groaning under the weight of so many toys, millions of loads of laundry, and kids slamming the front door. …

Overnight Oatmeal Casserole (Gluten Free)

Moms around the world, suit up–it’s time. Moms around the world, suit up–it’s time. School starts & we’ve got help! Click To Tweet School is starting. While some of you may be jumping for joy, many of you may be bawling because you, me–we STRUGGLE with routines, baking, and getting every child out the door on time. Either way, I have a sure to please recipe that is not only healthy but a great way to start your day tomorrow. It is a gluten free baked oatmeal recipe. You have the option of putting it all together early in the morning or prepping …

Camping Recipes Your Kids will LOVE

Ah yes, summer is here. That means long hot summer days, mixed with lazy afternoons by the pool or weekends spent in the woods being one with nature, a.k.a camping. In no uncertain terms am I an outdoors type of girl unless there are showers involved…and fluffy mats to sleep on–then I’m all about camping. Not sure what I mean? Here is my idea of camping. And here is my husband’s idea of camping. And it looked a little like this. In my stress of not having a shower and being in the woods, …

Don’t Forget to Include Jesus in the Recipe

After our mandatory quiet time was over, I shuffled around the kitchen in a daze adding ingredients to our bread maker for french bread. Flour, a bit of sugar, warm water, one farm fresh egg, a pinch of salt and a little oil; no sooner than I hit the start button I knew I had forgotten the most important ingredient. You know the one that makes the magic happen, the key ingredient that makes the dough rise and acts as a catalyst binding every ingredient together–creating soft, fluffy, warm dough and when it’s baked, it gives away to golden, crisp …

6 Truths I Want to Teach My Kids About Faith

Being thirty-something and surrounded by young college people not only makes me feel old but makes me realize how critical it is we give our kids a foundation of faith built on God and his Word. As I sat in class, references to faith and Christianity popped up. What shocked me were the references and comments that individuals like myself who base their beliefs on one text like the Bible are, “…closed minded and futile in their thinking.” WOW. This generation’s prevalent worldview of postmodern thought includes postmodern values on spiritually, community, experience, and betterment of the world. In other …

The ADHD Bill of Rights – A Must Read for Every Parent

Can I be honest for a minute? I have been lonely, angry, and guilt ridden. I know it’s summer, I know we are all busy, but what made issues for me more intense was realizing I had no one who understood what I was going through. Maybe they didn’t want to. Who knows? But, when you’re a mom of a child with ADHD and processing disorders, it’s a new ball game. When you’re a mom of a child with ADHD and processing disorders, it’s a new ball game. Click To Tweet The rules of cause and effect don’t apply. Discipline …

Your Everyday Matters

John Lennon once said, “Life happens when you’re busy making other plans.” It couldn’t be more true for you and me but it took a few college people to open my eyes to one important truth found beneath what Lennon once said and it’s this: Your everyday matters. Feeling slightly out of place with my 30 something wrinkles, I make my mom to-do list in the corner of a tiny, stale classroom (which really should be an office); dozens of students mingle, getting to know each other as we collectively take a deep breath to gear up for the semester. While …

HE IS RISEN! Here’s How to Make an Easter Rock Garden with Your Kiddos

This time of year holds so much sentiment to me. Easter. It reminds me of the gift I’ve been given, a fresh start; a new life because of what Jesus did on the cross. And its what I teach my kids–Grace. Instead of leaving it to the Sunday school teachers to teach my kids about what Jesus did, I try to find hands on examples that my kids will “get.” Easter isn’t about some cute bunny but how do I hold my kids’ attention to teach this valuable lesson? An Easter Garden, something tangible, real and hands on! Of course my …

Brave Moms Raise Wildly Brave Kids

It’s no secret my siblings and I were raised by wolves. Being the product of a desert-raised dweller growing up in the 80’s, my mom’s philosophy to mothering was this, “Outside!” My five siblings and I spent hours on end out of eyesight, playing in the gullies and washes of our Arizona home. We only came home at dusk or to be fed or when someone needed stitches; and we didn’t return to the house until our wildly concocted stories matched of why Child A hit her head on a pipe. Besides, mom didn’t really need to know the reason why …

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