The doctors may say a mother recovers from birth in a matter of months. She can return to housework and to exercise and to physical...

As a parent, there’s no greater joy than watching the Spirit of God at work in the lives of our children.

Not that it makes you crazy, although some of us feel a lot more cray a lot more of the time. I’m talking the yummy, mushy, can’t get...

First of all, we made it! Here we all are, headed into winter break, having survived the shock of this brand new adventure. Those...

It’s time for kindergarten. And I tell myself, “Do not cry.” I cried the night before your first day of preschool and when you first...

It was Valentine’s Day, and after the chocolates and the love notes, we gave our boys one more gift. They rushed over, tissue paper...

I have a bunch of professional Mom friends – moms who doctor, teach, style, run companies, serve on mission. And I’m amazed at their...

Chances are you’ve seen that hashtag, maybe even posted it yourself. It’s usually slipped in under that photo of all the happy girls...

My Mother-In-Law is gifted at giving gifts. Each candy-coated holiday, birthday, Christmas celebration is packed with presents and...

The morning was overcast and dark, yet I couldn’t find my sunglasses fast enough. I had my left hand on the steering wheel, digging...

I’m tired of it. I’m tired of all the fussing and all the sweeping and all the folding and refolding and folding some more. I’m tired of...

The day started like others before. Potty time. Breakfast time. Sweeping up Cheerios. Lots and lots of Cheerios. TV watching, while...

Hi, my name is Jaclyn. And it’s time to fess up. So here goes– the Twitter version: I DO WHAT I TELL MY KIDS NOT TO DO. ALL THE TIME....

It’s 2pm, and I’m standing here alone in the kitchen, swallowing down the last crumbs of dry cereal from a plastic cup. It is not quiet...

As I start this post, I can still feel the “sticky” of the Polynesian sauce I didn’t fully get scrubbed off the kitchen table. That...

Today, I rewarded myself with FOUR Double-Stuffed Oreos, and I was “this close” to making it to five. Of no surprise, this treat took...

God gave me more than I could handle. Chances are, mama, He did you, too. I saw you today, carrying your newborn tightly at the zoo, and...

A new post for anyone else who’s found mothering to be hard today. It’s 2pm, and all I hear are running feet and slamming doors… I don’t...

As mothers, we give up a lot for our kids. Of course, there’s sleep. Often, our bodies. Sometimes, our portions, our social lives, our...

3am comes with a wail, and my sleepy brain tells my sleepy body to — just get him up. Not necessarily baby at this point, but get up my...