My daughter and I pulled up to the pool where she practices for swim team every day. She opened the car door to get out. “I hope the snow cone truck is here after practice,” she said. (A local snow cone company had been parking their truck near the pool on some days.) “I hope so too,” I told her. “Pray for it to be here, okay Mommy?” She smiled and got out of the car. “I will,” I said as she started to close the door. But, then, instead of walking away, she suddenly hopped back in the front …
DIY T-Shirt Bags
Written by Heather Riggleman, author of Mama Needs a Time Out. Do you see this? This is what happens when I am not paying attention to my kids or keeping them busy with something…. Yep. That is my son on a trampoline with his big sister’s rollerblades. Take note, the net isn’t up yet…. So today’s craft is T-Shirt bags. We have tons of old t-shirts laying around and I’m forever looking for a bag to tote library books, toys to grandma’s and groceries. Today, the kids get to make bags for the pool and other summer gear! …
5 Ways Laughter Protects a Mother’s Heart
As a mom, I have days where the smallest thing blows up to huge proportions ( is that just at my house?). I become wrecked with emotion and feel like my heart just can’t handle anything else. When this happens, Satan attacks my heart as a mom. I feel guilty, overwhelmed, and anxious about the choices I make. I don’t see the joy in motherhood, I just see the hard. I’ve only been a mom for three years but the biggest lesson I’ve learned so far is to let go. If I don’t loosen my grip on life, I’m not going …
I Have a Care Package for You
A few years ago a friend of ours was getting ready to undergo chemotherapy. I wanted to do something to serve him. Since there was really nothing I could do to “make it better”, I wanted to do something to help him in a practical way. Something that might help him through what he was about to face. I called another friend, who had just lost her mother after taking care of her through a long battle with cancer. She gave me ideas of things I could put in a package that would be helpful to the young man with …
Praying For Your Kids: Simple, Specific, Power-Packed Prayers
For years I had heard it said that we needed to pray for our kids. I get that, and I completely stand behind that thought process. What I didn’t always understand was the beauty and wisdom that came from praying simple, specific, power-packed prayers over my kids. It took a lot of reading, praying and talking with my husband, but over the course of all that investigating we discovered there were some very practical things we wanted to pray for over our boys. It actually fit perfectly with my M.O.M. Mission Statement (see my post in May 2013) and very …
Five Things I LOVE About Being a Boy Mom
My desire to have three boys and three girls didn’t last long. After my first son was born I quickly decided that I wanted to be a boy mom. No girls for this girl. At least that’s what my plan was at the time and although I didn’t realize it, it seemed to be God’s plan too. No ruffles, dresses, patten leather shoes or barrettes. No way. Not for this momma. My shopping cart would overflow with jeans, t-shirts, tennis shoes and an occasional dress shirt and tie. And I was happy about that! Still am. Not that being a …
Mom, You are Important Too!
HEY SWEET MOMMAS! We know how super busy you are and how hard it is to focus on yourself. But today, we want to share a very practical post from our friend Lindy Ford, who is a licensed and registered nutritionist/dietitian that will help you turn some attention on how important it is for mommas to stay healthy and some great tips to help you achieve a healthy life style for you and the kiddos. By Guest: Lindy Ford If you’ve ever flown in a commercial airplane, you’ve heard the flight attendant say, “In case of emergency, put the oxygen mask …
Are you an Angela? Can you mentor?
Written by Heather Riggleman, Author of Mama Needs A Time Out Several years ago, a girl wandered into an old downtown theater. She had been beaten down in life by poor choices and circumstances. Her young daughter and husband were threads holding her together and even then, it wasn’t enough to keep her from trying it end all again. But something had happened a few weeks before; in an emergency room as she was strapped to a hospital bed where she heard the voice of God. Since then she had been searching to encounter him again. The front had been converted …
Woman Reveals Herself
I admit it, I was going for a shocker headline! The shocker of this headline is that it is true, but there is no bare skin involved whatsoever! The revealing I am referencing is much more scary than that. This woman has learned to reveal herself, her true self, to a trusted few and I have found that through that revealing lies healing. I actually reveal myself monthly, sometimes bi-monthly. Yeah, during book club – that after several years has become so much more than “book club.” Our husbands even refer to it as “bookless club” because there have been …
Kids & Chores – No Reason to Be Tired
Is your house a mess? Would you be mortified if a friend stopped by without calling first? Are your children at an age where they can go to the potty by themselves? Have they figured out how to use the TV remote DVD player, or your home computer? Then, there’s no reason your little darlings can’t help you around the house. Martha Stewart would not be impressed with my shower, nor would she praise me for my windows –still, my home is in good enough shape for company. I learned early on as a mom of four children, I had four …