Motherhood - Blogs & Blog Posts

"Bug bomb" overdose kills infant by Daisy's Dead Air on Nov 4, 2009Locally, the big story this week is the death of a baby from "bug bombs"--the popular over-the-counter, automatic-spraying insecticides his mother set off in her trailer (a very small, closed-in space) several times a week. She sounds uneducated, an...

Two Important Questions by Burb Mom on Nov 2, 2009My Reid(6). My sweet, sweet Reid. He is my calm, easy-going, go-with-the-flow, laughing, try anything once, breezy kid. Life is light around Reid, except for two burning questions that he takes VERY seriously. Who will he marry? What is he going to...

Holiday Traditions - Scandinavian Gløgg by First Time Mommy on Nov 2, 2009Now that the Holiday season is upon us, I’m reminded that as a new family we have very few holiday traditions. My extended family is very small and scattered  these days and to be honest they don’t even bother to send us Christmas cards.  So I...

Unfulfilled Desires by Spiritual Woman on Nov 1, 2009At Bible Study this week, my friends and I were discussing “passions” – those things that we feel strongly about. According to Quentin Hakenewerth, S.M., “a passion is emotional energy which is attached to some goal or object. Passions help u...

The Kids’ Plan by June Cleaver Nirvana on Nov 1, 2009Yesterday we were  playing outside in the yard.  As you may have gathered from my previous beaver issues, there are several places in the yard that has water. The water isn’t deep.  More like a shallow stream that may or may not be moving an...

Little Music Lovers CD Series Review: Share the Joy of Music With Your Child by First Time Mommy on Oct 30, 2009I recently reviewed a sampler of the Little Music Lovers CD Series and we loved it.  Most moms have heard that there may be a benefit to playing music and singing for your baby while they are still in utero. I took that advice before my son was born...

It only took me four years to write this by Playgroups are no Place for Children on Oct 28, 2009I don’t know exactly what I expected out of motherhood.  Maybe I had some idea, I envisioned the baking cookies part (which I rarely do) and the afternoon filled with crafts (yeah, I don’t do those either).  I imagined the first day of...