Tag: kids

The Things No one Warned Me About: Setting Boundaries

Occasionally in our adult lives, we must set some boundaries. While there are many reasons to take such action, there are a few to stick with no matter the immediate cost. We started setting boundaries at the very …

Humbled to be your momma

Adult Kids. Tricky business at best. When your kids are little, all you can think about somedays is surviving. There were days I would be counting down the day by the activity. Dinner, bath, snack, story, and bedtime. …

The Dirt that Lies Beneath: Installment 2

The Real Dirt The truth is I feel like a failure most days as a parent. Now, before you go saying a bunch of positive things you don’t mean, let me explain. Information has been kept from me. …

Three Things I need to Know

Once we were married, we took trips to the lake, watching all of our kids swim and play in the sand, making a mess of themselves. We would pack up a cooler of favorite foods and stay all …

Wise Words From a (nearly) Empty Nest

A Guest Post from September…. That’s it, it is over. Our kids are grown. They are all leaving soon. My heart is full of pride, and shadowed with brokenness.  How will hubs and I survive after they all …