Today I am teaming up again with some other mom bloggers on a series called Ask Away Thursday. Anonymous submissions are thoughtfully answered by a panel of mothers who can offer different perspectives based on their experience. If you have a parenting question be sure to send it our way (momstribeadvice@gmail.com), and it may be featured in a future installment! This edition’s question: "How much time should I spend playing with my kids? Sometimes it's really hard for me to because I'm just not interested in playing." I used to think I was a bad mother if I didn't spend hours playing with my children every day. I felt consumed with guilt for "leaving them to their own devices" more often than not. While I certainly did not neglect my ... Read More...
Real Moms Real Challenges: Raising My Child Abroad
This month in honor of Mother's Day, I am hosting a guest post series called Real Moms Real Challenges that features a different mom each Wednesday. Today I'm excited to have Diana Longoria of Diana Elle Blog share the challenges she's faced as a mother in a foreign country. I got to know her over the last two months, when we were paired up together during the March/April Solidarity Sisters Challenge. Diana writes about her family's travel adventures around Germany, and her blog always features interesting places to visit in her new country! My husband had applied for a scholarship that would send us to Germany in the fall of 2012. Since I knew we really wanted to go, I started putting on kids shows in German for my then two-year-old ... Read More...
The Breakthrough in Needing a Break From Your Kids
One of the most rewarding parts of homeschooling is when I receive questions about it from curious moms. If I had a nickel for each time I was asked about it this past year alone, I would probably be... well, not rich but at least able to buy myself a new outfit. I have been fortunate that most of them came from a place of genuine curiosity, from other mamas who have thought about dipping their toe in the home education pool. The most recent question I received was: are there days that you feel like you need a break? Now, this may seem like a rather silly question at face value, but I really believe this person might actually think I love to spend 24-7 with my children. And there really are some women out there who begin ... Read More...
5 Ways To Be Intentional About Easter
*Disclosure: This post contains Amazon affiliate links. That means if you choose to make a purchase, at no additional cost to you, I will earn a small commission that helps support this ministry. You would think that having a spouse in full-time ministry would make you more mindful of and motivated to come up with ideas to celebrate holidays like Easter and Christmas. However, I find that I need to be more intentional about making these hallmarks of our faith meaningful for my kids because it is easy to see them as "just another work day". Since my husband is the Media Director of our church, he has been working practically non-stop on their Easter production, which kicked off today with Palm Sunday. Even as regular church goers we ... Read More...
Ask Away Thursday: Which Job Is Right For My Family?
Today I am teaming up with some other mom bloggers on a bimonthly series called Ask Away Thursday. Anonymous submissions are thoughtfully answered by a panel of moms who can offer different perspectives based on their experience. If you have a parenting question be sure to send it our way, and it may be featured in a future installment! Here is this edition's question: "My husband is transitioning from his career in the military, but isn't working yet. We need a supplemental income, so we've decided that I look for work while he pursues changing career paths. We have a 5yo in kindergarten, a 3 yo and an infant. I've been offered two jobs. One is full time at minimum wage at a child development center working in the infant room. I ... Read More...