Category Archives: Motherhood

Enjoy the “Best of Mothers” this Mother’s Day

Need a little lift this Mother’s Day? Want to give mom a great gift but you have no budget? LDS Living is offering this wonderful ebook full of the best articles on Motherhood from LDS Living. And the best part? It’s absolutely free until Mother’s Day. With a great selection of articles ranging from humorContinue Reading

The Best Phone Call I Ever Got

“Thank you for being so mean.” That’s how it started out. The best phone call I ever got. When my oldest daughter was in her last year of college, she called home one day. It went like this: Daughter: Thanks, Mom, for being so mean and making us do all those chores. Now I understandContinue Reading

Views of Motherhood

Sunday is Mother’s Day. In the past, we’ve shared various essays and thoughts from different Mollies on the ups and downs on Mother’s Day. For some it is a hard day they’d rather skip and for some it is a wonderful day of joy, celebration and reflection. And for others still it falls somewhere inContinue Reading

Every Mother is a Working Mother

Unless you live under a rock, you have undoubtedly heard by now that political strategist Hilary Rosen has not only put her foot in her mouth, but possibly her entire leg as well. In an interview on CNN Wednesday night she said that Ann Romney, wife of Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney, had “never workedContinue Reading

Beautiful Stripes

Today we have a guest post from Amber Mae at Amber May Be.  Amber is a mother, wife, part time journalist, and has recently started sharing her original music on Youtube. Amber says she is just a normal mormon mommy trying to reach her potential in life without losing her balance. Visit Amber’s blog to learnContinue Reading

Mothering Milestones that Change Your Life: Kids in School

Today I am pleased to introduce you to another amazing blogger, Christina, of  http://handsfullmom.blogspot.com/  This post originally appeared on her blog and she’s agreed to share it here! ______________________________________________________ A friend of mine with two young toddlers told me after seeing my schedule that she is much more determined to be organized and is working on aContinue Reading

The Motherly Act of Sewing Shoes

Let us welcome guest poster J today.  You can learn more about J through her website link at the end of this post. ______________________________________   A woman I excessively admire stopped by while I was sewing a strap back onto a pair of shoes. My daughter purchased the shoes with her ownmoney and lovingly broughtContinue Reading

Mother’s Day Revisited

Yeah, I know.  It’s Friday and Mother’s Day was Sunday and I really should have been on the ball enough to post this at least a couple of days ago.  But I had to recover from Mother’s Day AND I’ve been off in my own little computer world redesigning my website, which as always, tookContinue Reading

Not Your Ordinary Mother’s Day Post

Sunday is Mother’s Day.  I’m guessing, unless you live under a rock somewhere, you’ve noticed.  It’s pretty hard to miss, what with all those annoying commercials about all the stuff we mothers apparently NEED to be properly appreciated. It’s not my favorite holiday.  In fact, I know an awful lot of women who wouldn’t beContinue Reading

Changing The World

I’ve been hunting for a job for a while and on one of the job applications I was asked to explain how I’ve changed the world. My first thought, of course, is that I am one person and cannot change the whole world, but after thinking for a while, I realize I have changed theContinue Reading