This past week one of my kids had a really big meltdown. A meltdown happens when we experience emotions that are greater than we have the capacity to …
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Capacity and Hybrid Homeschooling
We’re a couple of weeks into school in my home, and I finally have enough distance from the beginning of that to write about it. While my husband and …
Holding Closely but Loosely
For the first time in nearly six months our house was quiet today. No excited (or angry) voices shrilling through the air. No thundering feet on the …
Reaching My Capacity Part 2
As I shared in Part 1 of this blog post, many years ago I found myself emotionally in over my head due to difficult circumstances. My levels of …
Reaching My Capacity
In Over My Head- Part 1 I sat weeping on the kitchen floor, flooded with sorrow. In the past four months I had been hit with a number of changes …
Knowing What to Do as a Parent
Do you ever feel like you should know what to do by now with your children? Are you feeling frustrated with yourself that you feel confused about how …
Prioritize Relationships Over Experiences
Last weekend we had plans to get away on a fun, much-anticipated trip as a family because our sons had an extended weekend from school. We were going …
Joyful Eye Smiles
“Mommy, I want you!” Andrew told me during his bedtime last week. I knew it had been a busy day and there had not been much time for joyful …
