parenting

April 18, 2016

For When You’re Overwhelmed, Hopeless, and Inadequate

Sometimes I feel overwhelmed, hopeless, and inadequate. On Thursday, we were late in bringing Caleb to school. We had spent the morning in a three-year-old vs. mom battle of the ages where he wouldn’t eat breakfast or get dressed. None of my usual convincing tricks worked and we both ended up frustrated and in tears….

March 7, 2016

Broken People are Brave People

This post was originally published in January 2014, but when I read it I knew I had to share it again. Last week, Caleb and I were in the kitchen when I had to leave the room for a quick moment. I heard a loud bang and then silence: the absolute worst combination in…