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November 20, 2008: Why I'm getting gray hairs...
Comments: 8 | Categories: Children , Mothering

So, I'm not really. Getting gray hairs that is. But apparently somebody thinks I am!While I was making lunch, Abbie and I were in the kitchen playing "I spy" together. Here's the part of our game that I found particularly disconcerting:Me- "Ok Abbie, it's your turn to spy something".Abbie- "...

November 1, 2008: Living Simple Saturdays- First time, all the time
Comments: 19 | Categories: Children , Living Simply , Mothering

(We now interupt our regular broadcasting to bring you this special announcement: Stephanie is a very real, very normal person who simply did not have enough time this week to read her chapter in From Clutter to Clarity, much less consider it and attempt to apply it's principles to her...

October 6, 2008: A sign of what's to come?
Comments: 19 | Categories: Mothering , Our family

So, I walked into my dining room last Thursday to discover this: Yes, that is my darling 16 month old son, who made his way up onto the table all by himself. He climbed up one of the chairs, right up onto the table and I discovered him standing up...

September 25, 2008: Passionate about all the wrong things?
Comments: 5 | Categories: Faith , Good stewardship , Mothering

Last week I read a comment on one of my favorite blogs, that I've been mulling over and can't quite get out of my head:Say that you rail and your rail with your children about all kinds of things: drugs and rock music and Christian music and weak Christianity and...

September 24, 2008: Come Unto Me
Comments: 1 | Categories: Faith , Mothering

Guest poster Gina eloquently shares about a struggle I know full well... whether to trust fully in Jesus and go to Him for all that I need, day in and day out, or to foolishly attempt to do life on my own meager strength. Come to me, all you who...

September 12, 2008: Living Simply Saturday: Stop and Savour
Comments: 1 | Categories: Living Simply , Mothering

This week I found my life hectic and busy, and seemingly not very simple! Preparing everything for us to go on this trip, while leaving my garden during a late-arriving harvest time and committing to leave my blog for two full weeks, made for a very full schedule. For my...

September 5, 2008: More of my thoughts on birth control
Comments: 17 | Categories: Children , Faith , Family life , Mothering

I knew that I was opening the proverbial can of worms when I started this series of posts. May I just say thank you so much for the respectful, kind and gently worded responses I received through the comments? I did not have to delete a single comment, and I...

August 13, 2008: No Guess Communication
Comments: 15 | Categories: Babies , Mothering

I eagerly said yes when Donielle of Raising Peanuts suggested that she write about baby signing. Having used it with Abbie, and now using it with Caden (that's him on the left- he's signing "more" for a sip of smoothie), I know firsthand the benefits, and they are many! Enjoy...

July 3, 2008: Sweet, little nurslings
Comments: 13 | Categories: Babies , Breastfeeding and pregnancy , Mothering

If there is one thing that I just love about being a mama (and there isn't just one thing- there's a gazillion, but this is one thing in particular that I love), it's the sweet simplicity of nourishing my darling babes through breastfeeding.Last week, Caden and I celebrated 13 months...

June 12, 2008: Doing it all through His grace
Comments: 5 | Categories: Faith , Mothering

I've tried working on other posts today. In fact, I spent too much time on the computer this morning, and accomplished very little. And yet this is the only post that I feel that I can write today with any integrity.I woke up feeling quite ill today, I had a...

March 10, 2008: I've officially become the mom that the entire grocery store is staring at.
Comments: 10 | Categories: Mothering

You know, the one with the screaming child, throwing a fit, whom everybody either: a) looks at sympathetically (because they're a parent themselves and they understand my pain)b) pretends not to see (bless their hearts, they're trying to pretend like it's not as ear piercing as it really is) orc)...

February 27, 2008: Accomplishing tasks with little ones underfoot
Comments: 11 | Categories: Babies , Homemaking , Mothering

Since posting my schedule, I've been asked several times about how I am able to clean and accomplish so much with very young children (mine are 3 and 9 mths). First of all, I just want to let it be known that I do not accomplish my schedule perfectly every...

February 26, 2008: Raising healthy eaters- Requiring children to eat foods they dislike: A discussion
Comments: 12 | Categories: Healthy kids , Mothering , Raising healthy eaters

Last week's post (about Feeding Picky Toddlers) brought up some interesting issues in the comments section! I always enjoy comments that challenge my thinking and bring up great topics for discussion, and this post had several! :) I thought that this week, rather than writing another post, I would post...

February 23, 2008: At least I ’ m not allergic to water!
Comments: 3 | Categories: Mothering , Our family

Our sweet little 3 year old daughter has noticed that I am not eating many of my usual foods. Since she has some of her own food sensitivities (for simplicity's sake, we just refer to them as allergies when we talk to her about it), she understands this fairly well....

February 8, 2008: Treasuring the little moments
Comments: 5 | Categories: Mothering , Our family

As I was cleaning up after dinner last night, a little voice announced from across the kitchen, "Mommy, I love you more than popcorn... I love you more than juice." I quickly caught onto the game and replied, "Well, I love you more than cookies." "I love you more than...

January 11, 2008: Passionate about all the wrong things?
Comments: 6 | Categories: Faith , Mothering

December 16, 2007: Raising healthy eaters- Laying a strong foundation
Comments: 8 | Categories: Mothering , Nutrition , Raising healthy eaters

In order to approach this topic properly, I felt as though we needed to back up a bit from the how and begin with a bit of the why. We all know that we should feed our children well and teach them how to eat in a way that will...

November 20, 2007: Encouragement for weary Mommies
Comments: 0 | Categories: Biblical womanhood , Mothering

My sweet husband found this video on YouTube tonight, and said that it made him think of me. I loved it and thought it was so encouraging. Being a Mom can be such a tiring job. I relate to his wife, who sometimes feels at the end of the day...

November 20, 2007: My little girl
Comments: 0 | Categories: Mothering , Our family

When I walked back into the kitchen this morning after changing my baby, I was greeted by this: " Look, Mommy, I can do it. I can do it all by myself. ALL by myself! No, it's ok, Mommy, I don't need any help. I already did it. All by...

November 19, 2007: Had it up to here?
Comments: 0 | Categories: Faith , Mothering

I couldn't resist linking to this great post for frazzled moms who have "had it up to here!".

November 14, 2007: The sweetest of blessings
Comments: 1 | Categories: Mothering , Our family

This was taken the other morning, when Abbie wanted to hold Caden. He doesn't look too thrilled in this picture, but he actually enjoyed being held by her, and as you can see, she's just delighted. I would have to say this is one of the most rewarding and beautiful...

November 10, 2007: I get to go shopping...
Comments: 3 | Categories: Babies , Mothering , Natural living

...but it's not going to affect our budget (I can't believe we're already 1/3 of the way through our month of trying not to spend any money)! My husband's Grandma, who is just so sweet, just sent us a cheque for getting some things that our kids need, and it...

October 29, 2007: He disciplines those he loves …
Comments: 0 | Categories: Faith , Mothering

I often make discipline about me. My frustration, my desire for a particular behavior, my anger, my sense of justice, my convenience, my level of energy. When life feels simple and the day is flowing smoothly, the chores being accomplished, no major crises happening, the baby's not crying, and I...