I'm the queen of making lofty goals that never come to fruition. Being a particularly ambitious and driven person, I tend to shoot for the starts. I write up fancy plans, reorganize my schedule, print up pretty calendars and goal charts and dive right in. None of this is bad; in fact, being goal oriented and aiming high is a good thing! The problem is that my exuberance often exceeds my capability to follow through. Time and again, my lofty plans fall flat. Over the [...]
My days are full to overflowing. As if being a mom to four little ones didn't keep me busy enough, our household also stays buzzing with: homeschooling our family business, Resound School of Music (the office is based out of our garage) our other family business, this blog that you happen to be reading :) gardening and preserving, as well as cooking plenty of real foods Tonight my husband and I made a video montage of our children to send to the grandparents, and watching [...]
Written by Kate Tietje, Contributing Writer I'm a busy mom. Obviously I'm not alone! Is there really a way to be a mom and not be busy? Probably not. I guess if you're rich and you can afford a live-in nanny...but how many of us are in that boat? I know I'm not! I am the owner of the Modern Alternative family of websites (there are now four -- Modern Alternative Mama, Modern Alternative Kitchen, Modern Alternative Pregnancy, and Modern Alternative Health) as well as mommy [...]
Written by Brandy, Contributing Writer A day in the life of who? Truth be told, I don't claim the title of The Marathon Mom, although I totally envision motherhood as a marathon. And yes, my blog is called The Marathon Mom. But the reason for that is because I realized a LONG time ago, that I am anything BUT Supermom. Oh, it's something I commonly hear when I am in public with my entourage of eight sons and my celebrity husband. (He's not a REAL [...]
Fall always finds me preparing new schedules and routines, re-organizing, and yes, writing lists. There's something about getting back into the regular everyday groove after summer that just makes me want to get organized. I held a garage sale a couple weeks ago, have been setting up a new homeschooling binder for the year, am tweaking a daily routine for myself and the kids, getting back to meal planning, and all of those good things that make my life run a little bit smoother. Whenever [...]
Written by Stacy K, Contributing Writer I'm a little anxious about this post. You see, I'd really like for you all to think I have it all together. But I don't. There's also the underlying fact that I am a preacher's wife. Aren't preacher's wives really supposed to have it all together? Whatever "it" is? The day I am sharing with you is one in which I stayed up too late the night before. I started out on the wrong foot and was quite [...]
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Day in the Life: Courtney (Homeschool Mom of a Baby, 2, 4, 5, 11 and 14 Year Old)
Written by Rachel, Contributing Writer I am 30. This might be young to some while older to others, and even though age isn't significant in motherhood, at 30 this year has been the hardest year of my life. Although I would like to give you my "ideal" scenario day, this is my life... for now and sometimes the day that I think would be better if x, y, and z, I know the Lord is preparing my heart for something beyond my dreams! God can do anything, you know—far more than you [...]
Courtney has bravely taken on this very first post in our Day in the Life series, where each writer, including myself, will be sharing a typical day in our home throughout the month. Our routines and schedules, our goals, our joys, our challenges, our disruptions... real days in all their very real glory. As kids head back to the books (whether at home or at school), September the perfect time to consider our daily and weekly routines and hopefully you'll find encouragement and inspiration [...]
I'm Stephanie. Creator of Keeper of the Home. Lover of Jesus. Wife to Ryan. Mommy to four. Drinker of fair-trade coffee with maple syrup and raw cream. Organic gardener. Barefoot, flip-flop wearer. Creative cook and kitchen messer-upper. [Read More …]
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