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How I’m Like Lord Business as a Mom, and the Ways I’m Letting Go

March 1, 2016 By Lauren

Guest Post by Esther Littlefield of Wellness Mom Life I sat on the floor with my daughter playing Legos. I looked around me and inwardly cringed. Every set we’ve bought her over the years is now jumbled up, scattered throughout multiple bins, across the floor, and made into new creations. It’s not just the Lego […]

Filed Under: Family Life, Informational, Parenting Essays Tagged With: children, expectations, kids, letting go, parenting, perfect

Today I Wasn’t Perfect

August 10, 2015 By Lauren

Today I wasn't perfect

  Today I yelled at my kids more times than I can count. Yesterday I took them out for ice cream. Today we ran errands and I did housework. Yesterday we spent all day at the beach. Today I was short on patience. Yesterday I had it in abundance.  Today I Wasn’t Perfect Today I […]

Filed Under: Family Life, Parenting Essays Tagged With: kids, motherhood, not perfect, parenting, perfect, today, yesterday

Easter Desserts Your Kids Can’t Screw Up

March 19, 2015 By Lauren

Easter Desserts Your Kids Can't Screw Up

I know, the title is a little harsh. I have a reason for it though! Last year, just before Easter, I wrote a post entitled Our Cookies Look Like Crap and They’re Absolutely Perfect. You should go read it, but the gist was that when you get your kids to help decorate, the results don’t always turn […]

Filed Under: Holidays, Recipes Tagged With: baking, cooking, desserts, easter, easter desserts, fun, holidays, kids, memories, perfect

What Would It Be Like to Raise a Perfect Son?

December 20, 2014 By Lauren

Perfect Son

This time of year always gets me thinking about Mary. Not just about the pictures of her we see in the nativity scenes that pop up everywhere in December, but about what it must have been like to be her. What Would It Be Like to Raise a Perfect Son? Before I go any further, […]

Filed Under: Holidays Tagged With: Christmas, jesus, love, mary, mother, motherhood, nativity, parenting, perfect, son

Our cookies look like crap and they’re absolutely perfect

April 18, 2014 By Lauren

Something about the holidays always makes me want to do projects with my kids. So today I started boiling eggs as soon as I woke up. And I searched through sugar cookie recipes until I found one that wouldn’t break our teeth trying to take a bite (thanks 365ish Days of Pinterest!). Of course, looking […]

Filed Under: Crafts, Family Life, Holidays, Parenting Essays Tagged With: cookies, easter eggs, give up perfection, holidays, perfect, traditions

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If you enjoy picture-perfect home decor, perfectly prepared recipes, and perfectly behaved children, you've come to the wrong place. Meet Lauren. She isn't perfect, but she's perfectly real. Read More…

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