A few weeks ago I posted this anti-resolution on my personal Instagram feed. As I sit in solitude on my birthday weekend in a lovely cabin in the middle of the rural Willamette Valley wine country, I’m inspired to post some mid-life mama musings on this long-forgotten blog. The last few months, well, if I’m being truly honest, the last three years have been a struggle. A mid-life turning point, I guess you could say. My forties, COVID, career changes, and family tragedy have taught me what I want for the next half of my life…and also what I don’t want. I want to look forward not back. I want ..read more

It was a different era when our parents turned 40. It was full of the color black and over-the-hill jokes. But I’ve noticed something has shifted in our generation as we approach the older ages. New cliches have arose; we say things like, ’40 is the new 30,’ ‘Age is just a number,’ ‘Life begins at 40,’ etc. When 2019 rolled into 2020 and the rest of the world contemplated a new decade, I was coming to grips with a new decade for myself. As my 40th birthday drew closer, I began to have heart palpitations and anxiety. Last year I thought 39 was hard…perhaps because my family put more ..read more

Somethings been stirring and growing this quiet year and I cannot wait to share some exciting news very soon ..read more

Back by popular demand, you can now purchase Made to Mother book release swag! Get a comfy pink M2M tee, the M2M coffee mug, and the M2M bangles now for a limited time through the swag page here ..read more

This content has been adapted from JD Farag and Calvary Chapel in Kanehoe, HI. It has been shared with permission. If you die today will you go to Heaven? If the trumpet calls the church home tonight, will you among the rapture of the saints? Don’t put off any longer the most important decision you will ever make in your life, concerning eternal life! For it is by grace you have been saved, through faith—and this not from yourselves, it is the gift of god—not by works, so that none can boast. EPHESIANS 2:8-9 How can we have hope during a time which feels so hopeless? Where is there peace ami ..read more

This post has been sponsored. I have received compensation to share this content. Let’s face it; we’ve been stuck inside the house for months now there are more dishes, more laundry, and more dirt. Everywhere! Nobody likes cluttered cabinets, dusty cupboards and refrigerator tops, or an oven that smokes every time you bake something. And home during a pandemic just makes these issues even more glaring. Your kitchen is a room which especially needs intense cleaning once in a while. So, now is the time to get serious about cleaning your kitchen. Follow these EIGHT helpful, step-by-step instructi ..read more

I grew up in a multi-generational home; my great-grandmother was the first person to hold me, and when my mother came home from the hospital, my great-grandmother was our guardian. My mom tells me stories about how my great-grandmother would sit at the door of our bedroom and fend off unwanted visitors so my mom had all the time in the world to rest, recover, and take in every millimeter of the new life she had created. Before we immigrated to the US, I spent the first few years of my life surrounded by the loving and warm embrace of two grandmothers, countless uncles, aunts, and cousins (who ..read more

I received a Starlux Glow Battle Game in exchange for this post, however all views expressed are my own. We’re going on six weeks of a shelter-in-place stay-home executive order here in the state of Oregon. And for a family of five with two, full-time working parents and three kids navigating Crisis Survival School, things are starting to get hairy. We’ve planted a garden, built backyard box forts, watched every new release on Disney+, and ordered take-out from all the small businesses still open in our small town, but nearly two months of just the five of us is starting to wear down the most ..read more

Are you looking forward to summer? The summer months are hot, sticky, and often a little unbearable, which is why so many families head to their local swimming pool to cool down and have fun. It’s easy to assume a visit to the pool is a safe way to spend an afternoon, and if done correctly, it can be. Some parents think accidents at the pool only happen to others and drowning in the pool is highly unlikely, however, they are wrong. Children more than any other age group are more likely to drown while swimming for a wide range of reasons. Perhaps they’re not being supervised properly, they’ve h ..read more

When you find out you’re expecting, it’s normal to feel a flood of emotions. You’re excited, nervous and eager to meet your little one. You’re careful throughout your pregnancy, you follow the advice you’ve been given, and you create your birthing plan with a little help from your midwife and partner. Labor begins and even though you’re a little scared and nervous, you cannot wait to meet and bond with your newborn. But when circumstances beyond your control don’t allow you to have the birth you envisioned, missed warning signs, or doctor’s negligence, and your baby is whisked away upon a ..read more