Tag: intentional parenting
The Daily Anchors That Save My Sanity
There’s something about winter that magnifies everything when you have small children. The house feels smaller, the days feel longer, and the sickness never...
Building Resilient Children
The dictionary definition of resilient is this: "(of a person or animal) able to withstand or recover quickly from difficult conditions." Similar adjectives are...
The Great (Homework) Debate: The Sequel
In 2017, I was living in Ohio and writing for the Dayton Moms. When we moved to Tennessee in 2019, I was welcomed to...
Stop Buying So Many Gifts!
"It's almost time to switch from my normal everyday anxiety to my fancy holiday anxiety."
Around this time every year, I should be feeling satisfied...
Planning Or Present: Embracing The Last Few Weeks Of Summer
School supplies are in the stores and back-to-school emails have started coming in. As much as I want to live in denial, the summer...
Summer Of My Dreams
I grew up with a SAHM, and summers had a certain magic that I always assumed I’d recreate with my own kids. But I...
What If Harmony Isn’t The Goal?
A huge part of me is always seeking peace. I’m pursuing predictability -- both externally and inside my mind. I want things to go...