family fun • family fun-traditions
Mother’s Day is special day set aside to make sure moms know they are loved and appreciated. I remember as a child, my mom always did things for my siblings and me before she ever did anything for herself. If we needed something, she took care of it. I rarely saw her buy anything new for herself or purchase something she wanted just for fun. She made sure we had home cooked meals, she kept the house spotless …
April Book Club: The Sacred ThreadBecoming a mother is one of the most wonderful blessings a woman can have. Some women are able to have children on their own while others might have to consider other options. The Sacred Thread is a true story about a woman who finds her own unique path to motherhood…
Heather Ledeboer Helps Women be Moms for Lifemaking a difference! • moms making a difference
Being a mom, and being the best mom she can be, is a passion of Heather Ledeboer’s. She is the proud mother of five children, “four on earth and one in heaven,” and, like Jenny Eckton and Loralee Choate…, who have also survived the loss of a child,
How to Make Our Relationships Better With TeensI am the mother of two fabulous teenagers. Yes… they are fabulous! I love the energy they have and the people they are becoming. I even like the struggles that often present themselves. I feel like I learn from them every day.
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I am also trying to teach them
Support: 8 Tips for Parenting Children With Health and Other Challengesmom • parenting • lifestyle • health-wellness
Let’s go back in time a moment, shall we?
Growing Up With Epilepsy
I’m 14. One day I’m watching an after-school special with my classmates about a kid with Epilepsy…. He has a seizure during a basketball game. Isn’t that funny? We’re laughing. We don’t understand. We all join
Healthy Living: Dealing With Epilepsy and Toxemia During Pregnancyme • health & fitness • parenting • education
I played a lot of things when I was a child. School. I was always the teacher. Hospital. I was always the nurse. And family. I was always the mom…. Sense a theme here? Yes! I loved to be in charge. And being in charge meant that
me • biz, tech, & social media • parenting • home management
I am the last person who should be writing this post. But you know what they say: The teacher learns the most. And, I definitely need to do a little learning on the topic of organization.
My husband, @troypattee…, has pretty much put me on a grocery shopping
10 Parenting Tips for Raising Responsible Childrenmom • making a difference! • parenting • tips for giving back
Another year is almost over. Can you believe how quickly time flies? Almost just yesterday, people everywhere were celebrating Hanukkah and Christmas, and now, we’re looking forward to celebrating New Year’s Eve… to usher in 2012.
Whether being a better parent is one of your New Year’s resolutions or
Sewing: Sharing Talents Your Kids Will Appreciatemy world • Leaving a Legacy • lifestyle • hobbies-me time
Not being the crafty type, I never realized how much I would come to appreciate sewing. But all things DIY remind me of my mom and her resourceful, creative spirit. She is truly magical—a Mary Poppins type of a mom… and seems to be able to create things out
Family Fitness: 10 Tips for Making Healthy Living Fun for the Familyme • health & fitness • family fun • activities-parties
Raising a well-balanced, happy child… is a significant accomplishment for any mother, one which takes skill and attention to detail. And since each child doesn’t come with a custom guidebook, sometimes as parents, we are left to our “mom know best” intuition to figure out just the best ways to
Ride a bike or walk to a close destination to which you would normally drive.
Date: Wed., May 30
Time: 2-3 p.m. ET
Book: Dad Rules by Treion Miller
