One of my favorite hymns for years has been “It Is Well With My Soul” partly because I learned the back story to the song and appreciated it even more. In December of 2019 the story was presented by The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square with Hugh Bonneville narrating. I am putting it in a […]
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Author: Claudia Thomason
“I Don’t Have Time For Self- Care” (…sai
5 Benefits of Creating a Life-Changing Self-Care Routine Self-care is simple. It’s all about tuning in to your needs – mentally, emotionally, spiritually and physically – and doing things on purpose to take care of yourself. It’s about setting boundaries and putting YOU first. When was the last time you actually allowed yourself to slow […]
More Hugs and Laughter = Less Stress
You know by now that we try to find the fun side of things as they happen in our homes to keep situations from escalating. To be even more specific, two things are especially helpful toward staying calm – because you know when mama is calm, it is easier to establish calm throughout the house. […]
You Have A Purpose
Sunday Story from Lily: To understand the setting, Lili and I were watching the Epic Kids segment online this morning from Heritage Church in Texas (heritageag.org), where my daughter and her family attend. The Children’s Pastor, Miss Becky, was sharing the story of Esther. When the story ended, Lily shot me a puzzled look. Me: […]
Normal Life During A Crisis
Would you prefer to watch a video instead of reading this post? CLICK HERE Is there such a thing as normal life during a crisis? Our children are home and our lives have been turned upside down! What? No play dates? No sleepovers? No movies? No restaurants? No parks? No day care? No hanging with […]
Absent Minded Parents
No deep message here. Nothing that will change your world, unless you get comfort from knowing there are others all over the world who share your concern about being occasionally absent minded due to brain overload. And you like to laugh about it. Busy parents have to really work at staying focused. Take just this […]
Shopping with Kids – Awesome or Awful?
Take it from Lily’s Mommy, Parenting children is an 18 year adventure with peaks and valleys. Shopping need not always be a valley. When we talk about brave parents, we know that some of the bravest of parents are those shopping with kids. List making, shopping, finding the treasures on your list in the store […]
Back to School Tip for Single Moms
The Annual Going-Back-to-School-chaos has hit. Part of my arsenal to calming the chaos is to look for the light moments…
Chores and Woodchucks in Our Living Room...
Wait…we have woodchucks in the living room? How did that happen? And what does it have to do with chores?