I just want the truth.
334 days without yelling, 31 days of loving more to go! Dear Crayola Washable Markers, Nothing says lets get this Friday morning started like turning around and seeing one son’s door covered in bright yellow marker. Nothing says let’s test mom by finding one of her favorite washcloths and trying to wash the marker off. […]
I am a Fighter.
332 days without yelling, 33 days of loving more to go! Dear Orange Rhinos, Some of you have probably shared a goal with friends and family this week about no more yelling. And I’m guessing from personal experience that the following may have happened: You were told that your goal of no more yelling is […]
A Mother Understands.
330 days of not yelling, 35 days of loving more to go! Dear Staycation, Oh I loved you so. I loved waking up and having nowhere to go, nowhere to drive. I loved waking up and having all my boys, all 5 of them, in my bed snuggling, being lazy. I loved having my 5 […]
12 Steps to Stop Yelling at your Kids
328 days of not yelling, 37 days of loving more to go! Dear Orange Rhinos, This is my best attempt of summarizing how I stopped yelling at my four boys and stopped feeling the awful guilt, anger, disappointment, sadness, and hopelessness inside every single time I yelled. It isn’t scientific and it isn’t backed up […]
Believe.
324 days of not yelling, 41 days of loving more to go! “To accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream; not only plan, but also believe.” ~ Anatole France * I had the most magical Christmas. Yes, there were many things that made it wonderful, but there was only one thing […]
Peace & Love to you, from me
320 days without yelling, 45 days of loving more to go! Dear Orange Rhinos, Season’s Greetings! Every December I sit down and write a holiday letter to my family and friends so it only makes sense that I should write one to you since you are like family and friends to me! Every year I […]
“Catching my breath, letting it go”
318 days without yelling, 47 days of loving more to go! Favorite Song Friday #8 Dear Bronchitis, This week I literally couldn’t catch my breath. My lungs felt cracked, stepped on making it so hard to breathe, so hard to catch my breath, so hard to talk. Was it you causing me the pain? Or […]
My holiday wish for moms everywhere
317 days without yelling, 48 days of loving more to go! Dear Stars, I have a holiday wish for all moms, across the country, across the world. Do you think you can make it come true? We need it. Star light, star bright, first star I see tonight, I wish I may, I wish I […]
“Tonight, I will hug my kids tighter.” And tomorrow?
316 days without yelling, 49 days of LOVING MORE to go. “Tonight, we will all hug our kids a little tighter.” “Tonight I kissed my kids more than ever.” “Tonight putting my kids to bed didn’t feel like a chore, but a privilege.” “Today I told my daughter I loved her over and over again.” […]
What happens when your mantra fails you?
314 days without yelling, 51 days of loving more to go! Dear Mantra, You have been with me through thick and thin. You have helped me understand, or at least pretend to understand, things that were completely incomprehensible. But you failed me this weekend. Big time. So what am I to do now? A lost […]