The emails trickle into my inbox. “I want to quit my job to stay home with my kids,” one reads. “I want to be a stay-at-home mom so badly,” another begins. Each email tells a unique story, and while the details are different, the resulting question is almost always the same. Should I become a […]
Parenting
How to Believe In Yourself
My oldest child is afraid of monsters and the dark. He races up from the basement so he won’t be the last one left down there and still struggles to fall asleep on his own. He’s always been a bit fearful of things, but lately, it felt like his fear was growing. I wanted to […]
Letting Go of Childhood Toys and Memorabilia
Do you struggle to get rid of sentimental items like childhood toys or the toys of your children? Childhood memorabilia often reminds us of a moment in time we don’t want to forget. How do we hold on to the memories we treasure without boxes full of physical reminders? How do we let go of […]
School Options, Homeschool and COVID-19
My youngest son is scheduled to begin kindergarten this year. Before the outbreak of COVID-19, we talked a lot about his new school and how exciting it will be to join his big brother. Now I’m not so sure if he will start there. This was going to be the year of big changes. The […]
Feeling Sentimental About Toys: It’s Hard to Let Go
This weekend I removed a large, wooden rocking horse from our house and then I cried. My oldest didn’t play on that horse very often, but I still felt very sentimental about it. To be perfectly honest I couldn’t figure out why, but as I sat in the space where it used to reside a […]