Encouragement for Moms of Preschoolers
All areas of self care for moms for mental, spiritual, and physical health.
In case you didn’t know, I’m kind of an essential oils geek. I started with my first bottle of essential oil (hooray for lavender!) about six years ago. I had a lot of questions, and if you’re starting out, I’m sure you do too! I know that learning to use your oils can be overwhelming, […] Read more…
My two-year-old daughter, Sylvie, refuses to say the number one. She first learned to count during our games of hide-and-seek by covering her eyes and repeating the number three: “fwee, fwee, FWEE.” Then at Christmas, my sister Amanda taught her to say the number two. There was some serious celebrating! But Sylvie’s discerning sensibilities stopped […] Read more…
This year, one of my personal goals is to memorize scripture. There’s just one little problem: There is already so much floating around in this mom-brain that I don’t usually do this in spite of good intentions. The most I did in 2017 was memorize one lonely little verse. So I’m starting slow and being […] Read more…
I didn’t always know how to set goals and really stick with them. When I was a teen, I used to sit down on New Years’ Eve and write myself a little note. I wrote about things I hoped would change, things I knew would be different, a few time-capsule sort of notes about what […] Read more…
I’ve been looking forward to this post ALL YEAR! Here are my top five picks of the books I read over the year. It was so hard to choose. And by so hard, I mean almost paralyzing. I finished a total of 32 books in 2017, and there were so many five-star choices for me! […] Read more…
Another month has gone by, and that means it’s time for my monthly book review (no spoilers)! October was a wonderful month, which is why I only finished two books. I had a bit of a problem deciding on a book, and would read a few lines before changing my mind…between that and having a […] Read more…
Another month has gone by, and that means it’s time for my monthly book review (no spoilers)! I finished four books in September, including a nice even mix of fiction and nonfiction. Let’s get started with the stories first… Crazy Rich Asians Crazy Rich Asians is the outrageously funny debut novel about three super-rich, pedigreed […] Read more…
Self Care for Moms who are Crazy Busy We’re moms, and that means we’re busy. In the chaos of taking care of our kids and managing our homes, it’s easy to lose sight of our own basic needs. We end up not even sure what self care for moms should look like. Why Self […] Read more…
I have really dry lips, ladies. And I’ve tried all sorts of things to fix the problem. That’s why I’m almost sad that I only recently discovered homemade lip scrubs. They are so easy to make, fun to experiment with, completely flexible, natural and healthy, and incredibly affordable in comparison with brand name scrubs. It’s […] Read more…
Another month has gone by, and that means it’s time for my monthly book review (no spoilers)! I finished three books this month–one non-fiction and two fiction. They were all great! So here’s what I finished reading in August: The fiction was on the lighter side, while the nonfiction was not. These books get […] Read more…
Hooray for Friday Favorites! It’s time once again for all of the internet to share the things that made our week just a little bit better. And to do a little victory dance. And to get the song “My Favorite Things” stuck in our heads. (Sorry.) So here are a few things I am loving lately, […] Read more…
Another month has gone by, and that means it’s time for my monthly book review (no spoilers)! This month was a first since I started this blog–I read only fiction. Are you as shocked as I am?? So here’s what I (mostly) finished reading this month: This isn’t my usual group of books that I’d […] Read more…
