Creative Mama

"Bangarang!” is the battle cry of the Lost Boys in Hook as they take part in the most extraordinary food fight in cinematic history. It’s this very scene that inspired my kids to suggest a messy, sti…

Birthdays, anniversaries, weddings, baby showers, girls’ nights…so many occasions to celebrate. But how do we do it “right”…and what does that even mean?!

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Community is one of the most rewarding aspects of life of Earth. So…when is the last time you intentionally had conversations to get to know your people better? How often do you sit with them, give t…

Even when your schedule is crazy-busy, you need some simple routines and tools that help you feel like yourself: Music. Self-care. Spiritual enrichment. Goal tending. Mental stimulation. Treats.

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Happy THREE YEARS, my darlings! It has been such a fun experience to produce this podcast and to have you listen along! Thank you for being the reason I do what I do here on the podcast.

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Many times in life, circumstances turn out just fine and we breathe a sigh of relief. But what do you do when the means to the end were less than fulfilling? Should we just brush it off and be thankf…

When the weather causes power outages, or screen time is cut short because the parents are fed up with the sour attitudes caused by too much zoning out, what’s a kid to do? Well…anything! In fact, it…

No matter what age or stage of life you are, it’s natural to occasionally ask yourself questions such as, “Is this all there is to life?”, “Am I the person I truly want to be?”, “Am I content, or doe…

We first heard about the Coronavirus in China months ago and thought it wouldn't apply to us here in the U.S. Fast forward several weeks, and all across America, people are following “Safe at Home” a…

It’s no secret that life is busy, and we all do our best to keep our respective plates spinning. But more often than not, it’s wise to take a break before you feel broken.

The struggle lies is learni…

He dreams of the day he can advance in his career. They long for a baby to add to their family. She takes lessons and trains and counts down the days until her first performance. And the closer each …

Life is fleeting. Tomorrow is not promised. The days are long, but the years are short. We all know these old adages about time, but few of us feel the weight of them in our day-to-day lives. Often t…

Valentine’s Day is one of those holidays that has the potential to feel overly commercialized…the generic cards, the oversized stuffed animals that are obnoxious clutter after a single day, the choco…

Sometimes making resolutions for the new year just sets us up for failure, amiright? Why not choose a different approach this time and select a single word or a phrase to focus on as you pursue perso…

Between the schedule packed full of parties and pageants, the gifts you feel obligated to buy, cold and flu germs lurking around, and the tension of strained family relationships, this time of year o…

If you’re human, I’m guessing you can remember at least one situation where you said what was on your mind and then immediately regretted it.

Why is it so hard to keep our opinions to ourselves? Why …

Motherhood is so rewarding. And HARD. And sweet. And overwhelming. And thankless. And full of joy and wonder and worry and laughter and tears. In short, motherhood is an opportunity to experience the…

Laundry. It’s never-ending. So many of us feel discouraged and overwhelmed when we glance in the laundry room and see the bottomless mountain of shirts, socks, and towels. We muster up the strength t…

In a day and age where we can research any topic to death or compare our journey with strangers far and wide, it’s easy to take a simple desire or dream and muddy it up.

Whether you are a homeschooli…

The newborn and toddler years of our kids’ lives seem to both drag on foreverrrrrrr and fly by. One day we look up, and our baby is a preteen. How did we get here and are we preparing our kids (and o…