Past Posts: I Hate Christmas Letters
I hate Christmas letters. People who you’ve lost touch with send out these letters with all of their family’s accomplishments and the exotic places they have traveled to. I seem to be left with a feeling of “I’m boring.” One of the reasons why I have such a distaste for those types of letters is […]
Guest Post: 5 Reasons Freelance Writers Should Use Twitter
I am over-the-top excited to introduce a former editor of mine, friend and social media queen, Mary Rarick: Five Reasons Freelance Writers Should Use Twitter The most common question I am asked of mommy bloggers and freelance writers is, “Do I really need to be on Twitter?” And my answer is always the same: Unless […]
Judgment
Have you ever felt judged by someone else? Of course, you have. We all have. But what about it bugged you? What did you feel inside? Do we let people judge us or is it our own insecurity showing? Do you get angry about it? Or sad and disappointed? I don’t have this figured out […]
Reluctant Entertainer? Put Away the Image & Book Giveaway
Today I’d like to welcome Sandy Coughlin to Imp3rfect Mom. With her permission, I have reposted one of her blog posts from Reluctant Entertainer about image and not entertaining: What is it about human nature that we long to be loved and admired for what we do? After reading this comment I was challenged to […]
Guest Post: Insight for Godly Parenting
Today I’d like to give a warm welcome to Kate Megill. In our culture today of broken homes, it is definitely more difficult to parent without a godly role model to follow. Many of us who became Christians in our adult lives have that to learn on our own. The number one place we go […]
Birthday Breakfast
Today I want to share a favorite memory maker my hubby and I do with our kids that we started when my oldest was five years old. Dad takes them out for breakfast on their individual birthday. It creates memories for everyone included. And because he’s the dad, he normally runs them by the local […]
Past Post: Getting Your Hands Dirty
Since today is the last day of the blogathon, I had plans to write about what I learned but instead wanted to share that I am content. Sunday I spent two hours gardening with my younger daughters and had a blast. When they were babies, I thought about gardening. I drooled over gardening magazines and […]
Guest Blogger: The Emotional Edge
I’m thrilled today to invite a dear friend, Trish Rohani, MA MFT to be my guest blogger. Feelings are much like waves, we can’t stop them from coming but we can choose which one to surf. ~Jonatan Mårtensson Want to give your child an edge in life? Would you like him to be able to […]
What Would I Tell My Younger Self?
1. Life is not a race. Slow down. No one wins the prize if you get there first. And you’re sure not going to enjoy yourself if you’re running. 2. Accept your strengths and weaknesses. In Romans 12: 4 “For just as we have many members in one body and all the members do not […]
