This month, Sarah and I shot our Mama Said videos while on vacation. This topic came up after a wine-fueled conversation we had with our husbands the prior night about our dreams to move abroad. We had all but planned our move to Barcelona by the wee hours of the morning. Have you ever thought about moving abroad? What keeps you from doing it? Where do you dream of going? . . .
What i want you to know: what it feels like to be bullied
What I Want You to Know is a series of reader submissions. It is an attempt to allow people to tell their personal stories, in the hopes of bringing greater compassion to the unique issues each of us face. If you would like to submit a story to this series, click here. Today’s guest posts is by anonymous reader. Bullying is one of the most serious issue schools face today and it´s an issue that lies close to my heart because I have personal experience of bullying. I was bullied severely . . .
Family Dinner Traditions: The manners candle
Today is the last post in a series about mealtime traditions. With four young kids, mealtime behavior can be a challenge. At any given meal, it’s likely that Karis is having a meltdown over her bowl being the wrong color. Kembe and Jafta are likely kicking each other under the table. India is probably crying, LOUDLY, because a vegetable was placed on her plate. Jafta is probably overstuffing his mouth like he’s a contestant on Survivor. Kembe is likely bouncing in his chair and . . .
What i want you to know about getting a boob job
What I Want You to Know is a series of reader submissions. It is an attempt to allow people to tell their personal stories, in the hopes of bringing greater compassion to the unique issues each of us face. If you would like to submit a story to this series, click here. Today’s guest posts is by an anonymous reader. I am an educated woman. I didn't want to look like Barbie or one of Hugh Hefner's girls. I didn't want to be perfect. I just wanted to get back a little bit of what two . . .
Family Dinner Traditions: table talk
I’m talking this week about our family meal traditions, and the efforts we’re taking to make dinnertime for meaningful and enjoyable. Our kids’ favorite mealtime activity, by far, is to ask each other questions from our Table Talk box. I bought these on a whim on Amazon last year and they were so worth it . . . they really do inspire great conversations. We have both the family version and the kids version, and actually have to limit the kids to 4 questions per meal, or we would be there all . . .
Family Dinner Traditions: scripture reading
This post is sponsored by goTandem. This week, I am talking about family mealtime traditions . . . finding routines that help make our mealtimes together more meaningful. I've talked about lighting candles, table talk, keeping a gratitude journal, using a manners candle, and saying a prayer. Another routine we have during our mealtime is to take a moment for a short scripture reading.We do a bible reading because, in addition to it being a part of our faith tradition, we also want to . . .
What i want you to know: being a claims adjustor does not make someone a liar
What I Want You to Know is a series of reader submissions. It is an attempt to allow people to tell their personal stories, in the hopes of bringing greater compassion to the unique issues each of us face. If you would like to submit a story to this series, click here. Today’s guest posts is by Chariot. My husband works as a claims adjuster. He doesn’t sell insurance. He’s the guy who climbs on your roof to inspect and writes a report for the insurance company. In his case he is a 3rd . . .
Family Dinner Traditions: The gratitude journal
This week, I’m sharing about our mealtime traditions, and how we are trying to make our family dinners more meaningful. One of our routines has been to start a gratitude journal. We usually do “highs and lows” in the car after school, which is a nice way to hear about any struggles the kids had during the day, as well as to help them identify some positive aspects of their day. At dinner, we decided to do a gratitude journal to further encourage them to be mindful of the positive. I really want . . .
What i want you to know about being married to a porn addict
What I Want You to Know is a series of reader submissions. It is an attempt to allow people to tell their personal stories, in the hopes of bringing greater compassion to the unique issues each of us face. If you would like to submit a story to this series, click here. Today’s guest posts is by Samantha. My husband of 2 years struggles with pornography as an addiction. What I want you to know, is that if you have a partner who struggles with this addiction as well, you are not . . .
Family Dinner Traditions: Lighting candles for others
This week, each day I’m sharing some of the traditions we’ve established for our meals as a family. After we say our prayer to start dinner, we do a quick candle lighting for any people we want to be thinking about or pay honor to during our meal. This is a newer habit for me. Lighting candles is a common ritual in the Catholic faith, and we’ve adapted it in our own home because I like the symbolism. It’s so common to tell others that “we’re praying for them” but I find that lighting a . . .
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