You want the best for your children so you focus a considerable amount of time and energy on their learning and growth opportunities. And that is commendable! But how much do you focus on your own learning and growth? Every week I talk to moms who feel like they’ve lost a piece of themselves somewhere […]
Window Into The Soul
By MGAL Expert, Lynn Trotta As I bent low and looked up into the bush of French climbing beans, I got the strongest sensation that I was looking into my soul at all the gifts that are waiting to be harvested. How many times had I walked by this wall of green in my […]
Does Freedom = Obligation?
As we celebrated Independence Day here in the U.S last week, I contemplated what our Freedom means. Ever since 9/11, certain patriotic holidays tend to bring on discussions about how to protect our Freedom or ensure that we protect the Freedom of people in other countries. Often times it seems that our Freedom is directly […]
And dang it, I’m worth it!
By MGAL Expert Theresa Robbins Recently, MGAL Featured Expert, Lin Eleoff, wrote a hilariously brilliant post entitled, “June Cleaver Must Die Too!” If you haven’t read it, I highly recommend it. In it, Lin writes that we have been sold this image of what the perfect mom looks like, how she acts, and what […]
Can Changing Your Definition of a “Good Mother” Save You From Divorce?
When my son was around 2-weeks old he, developed colic. He cried gut-wrenching sobs from 5-10 pm every evening. I read everything I could about colic in the hopes of alleviating the dreadful screams that ushered in our evenings. Eventually I developed a technique that seemed to soothe my son for brief periods of time. […]
