It's the end of a long day and you finally have all the kids in bed. You managed to hold it together and not yell, but it was close there at the end when the 7-year old defiantly refused to leave his Lego creations to get ready for bed and the teen's anxiety about school… Continue reading How to Know When You Are Successful as a Mom
The first posts were written, our domain purchased, and we sent out our little blog into the world with optimism. We celebrated Mother’s Day, and I turned my thoughts to the next post. The more I thought about writing to mothers, the more I realized I couldn’t do it. To quote Theodore Roosevelt again, I… Continue reading A Letter to My Eleven-Year Old Self
As Mother's Day approaches, I feel a huge desire to send a message to all the mothers who are manning their family fortresses and caring for their precious families. Our work was already challenging, and now with a pandemic to navigate, we are being required to jump to a whole new level of leadership, capability,… Continue reading I See You, Mom
I don't have an earliest memory of my mother. All I remember is that she was always there. As a child, I had no idea how much she loved me. Because of her, love was to me as water is to a fish. She was my protector, teacher, and greatest fan. As our family grew,… Continue reading My Hero Is You, Mom
My name is Katelyn, and I do not feel qualified to write for a blog about motherhood. I suppose I should have been expecting this. While I have five younger siblings and have grown up around children my whole life, I still know next to nothing about what it's really like to be a mother.… Continue reading Katelyn’s Welcome
I absolutely love this photo. It so beautifully captures a precious moment in our family's history when we welcomed and celebrated our seventh and final child after a very long period of infertility and "advanced maternal age." It encapsulates all of the love and deep gratitude we felt at finally having the blessing for which… Continue reading Cathy’s Welcome
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