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Four Words That Put Motherhood in Perspective

June 2, 2015 By Lauren

Four Words That Put Motherhood in Perspective

  The four words are said after five minutes that feel like five hours. The two year old, the four year old, and I are at the six year old’s school to pick him up for a field trip. I’ve told the two year old she can walk if she stays with me, but willpower […]

Filed Under: Family Life, Parenting Essays Tagged With: children, growing up, kids, motherhood, perspective, phases, stages

It’s All About Perspective (and It’s All Small Stuff)

January 14, 2014 By Lauren

When you let the little things in life become big things, step back for a moment and remember one important thing

It’s All About Perspective (And It’s All Small Stuff) I’m sitting at the kitchen table with a butter knife trying to scrape dried-up oatmeal off our fabric seats. I purposely waited until it dried because when I tried to clean it while it was fresh, it just got mushed further into the cushions. It’s not […]

Filed Under: Family Life, Home, Parenting Essays Tagged With: kids, parenting, perspective

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