Are You a Lifeguard Mom or Grace Mom?

Hi awesome mommies! If you’ve read my blogs or Facebook posts lately, you know we go to the lake a lot in the summer (at least on sunny days–not guaranteed up here in the Northwest). The other afternoon we traipsed down to the lake and, as usual, I was impressed with the safe structure the lifeguards gave…

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The Power of “No”: 2 Tales of Whining

              Hi awesome mommies, As a parent, saying no is hard. Really hard sometimes. Here are a few examples from my life. Whining in Alaska I was fourteen when my dad took me on a trip to Alaska. For part of the time (while he fished for salmon over…

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