A big welcome to Amber Mae of ambermaybe.com! Have you ever noticed that when you have kids everything is an emergency? But I wanted the cup filled to the top! You gave her a bigger piece! My project is due tomorrow, and I forgot about it. You have to help! And it’s not like as moms, we don’t …
Continue Reading about 5 Strategies for Finding Joy in Motherhood—Even When You’re Stressed Out
We know the name of every pet in our neighborhood. (The bunnies down the street are practically celebrities around here.) The local grocery clerks notice when our kids get haircuts. The UPS guy, whom my kids revere on a Santa Claus level, talks to them by name every time we see him. Our best …
The place was fuller than usual, so I couldn't take my favorite seat in the corner, facing the window. I sat in the middle of the bustling coffee shop, Christmas songs and easy conversation filling the room. Over the top of my laptop, I watched a 96-year-old woman sit with an un-cracked newspaper …
Continue Reading about My Hopes for the New Year—For You and For Me
It was another fun, meaningful, and productive year here at Let Why Lead! (My fourth, in fact!) This year I published 66 posts (down from 122 last year!), wrote for four other websites, did more editing for other bloggers, grew my friendships with other writers in my niche, wrote a series on …
Our Thanksgiving this year was low-key and warm and homey, or at least, as low-key as a Thanksgiving can be with young kids. The boys played outside with neighbors while I blended fresh cranberries and shaped the rolls. My husband and I argued over how to make the mashed potatoes (it's tradition), …
Continue Reading about On the Stages of Family Life & the Marathon of Parenthood
Last weekend, I spent three glorious days with two amazing friends. We called it a writing retreat, but it ended up being heavy on inspiration and light on writing. :) And all was right in the world. We hiked, jogged, explored, slept, ate, and—best of all—talked for hours on end. Between the …
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