by Anna | Oct 25, 2017 | encouragement for moms, Reader Favorites
It’s cooling down here in Minnesota, snow forecasted this weekend even though we topped at 80 degrees last week. The sticky, long, dog days of summer dredged deep into to September, and now in October the nights and early mornings bring a chill. And the trees . . ....
by Anna | Mar 20, 2017 | #realmomconfessions, Reader Favorites
I wrote this post for (in)courage twelve weeks after the birth of my youngest, which put me at mothering three kids under age 5 (they were 4, 16 months, and brand new.) That was over a year ago now and they’re clocking in at 5, 2 and solidly 1, but many of these...
by Anna | May 8, 2015 | lifeblog, Reader Favorites
There are parents without carseats, diapers or pacifiers. Mothers who do not have bedtime rituals or middle of the night feedings. Parents without hand-stamped necklaces or birthstone rings. These are the other mothers – the ones in our midst who are quietly hurting....
by Anna | Sep 1, 2014 | Reader Favorites, recipes
It’s September 1st. How did that HAPPEN?! I guess having a baby in late spring kind of adds to the swiftness of summer, but seriously. I’ll miss it, but y’all know how this girl adores autumn. In case you don’t know, it’s a lot. To...
by Anna | Jan 9, 2014 | lifeblog, Reader Favorites
How do you make friends when the only chance you have to talk to her is in the church hallway, your two year old tugging and screaming, ‘Our car! Home!’, her newborn strapped on & squawking and four year old shooting water from the fountain? How do you...
by Anna | Dec 11, 2013 | lifeblog, Reader Favorites
Two weeks before Christmas, and an empty, undecorated tree stands lonely in the corner. A small pile of gifts are unwrapped, tucked away in a cupboard from peeking eyes. The kitchen is somewhere beneath itself, as mice decided to move in for a night and now the...
by Anna | Sep 4, 2013 | lifeblog, Reader Favorites
I work 20 hours a week for an amazing non-profit, coaching congregations in social media use. I’m part of the (in)couragers leadership team, creating and sharing documents and emailing and corraling 100’s of women leaders. I am a mom to a cunningly...