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Mother’s Day Gift Ideas: Perfect for the Hard to Buy For Mom!

Mother’s Day Gift Ideas: Perfect for the Hard to Buy For Mom!

By Marty Walden · Leave a Comment

Ever struggle with finding your mom the perfect present? These Mother’s Day gift ideas are perfect for that hard to buy for favorite mom! Mother’s Day will be celebrated in unique ways around the world this year. Through zoom and Skype calls, FaceTime and lots of selfies. Yes, indeed. This new virus has disrupted every aspect of our lives, from… Read More

Filed Under: Gift Ideas, Mother's Day, parenting

Give Mom the Perfect Gift by using the Five Love Languages

Give Mom the Perfect Gift by using the Five Love Languages

By Marty Walden · Leave a Comment

Does anyone else feel like Mother’s Day is the hardest holiday? Especially if you’re the mom! Torn between being celebrated and honoring your own mother if she’s still alive, sometimes Mother’s Day can be a day of conflict. I celebrated my first Mother’s Day 27 years ago. I know it seems like a cliche, but the years have flown by… Read More

Filed Under: family, Gift Ideas, Lifestyle, Mother's Day, Motherhood, parenting, Uncategorized Tagged With: Family, Mother's Day, motherhood, Parenting

What I Really Want for Mother’s Day This Year

What I Really Want for Mother’s Day This Year

By Marty Walden · 5 Comments

Maybe this Mother’s Day you’re feeling a little sentimental like me, or searching for a purpose in those sleepless nights and endless days of diapers and tantrums. Could it be that the teenage years are wearing thin and you’re wondering if anything you’re doing really matters?  Totally unprepared for motherhood 27 years ago, I dove in and have been swimming upstream… Read More

Filed Under: adoption, faith, family, Lifestyle, Mother's Day, Motherhood, parenting, parenting adult children Tagged With: adoption, Faith, Family, Mother's Day, motherhood, Parenting, Reactive Attachment Disorder

Living with Grief and Heartbreak

Living with Grief and Heartbreak

By Marty Walden · 11 Comments

January is off to a quiet start here on the blog, partially with intentionality and partially completely out of my hands. When I scheduled my carpal tunnel surgery for Jan. 5 I knew it would be hard to do a lot of my daily tasks, including computer work, which was fine because I wanted to spend some time focusing on my… Read More

Filed Under: adoption, faith, family, Grief, Lifestyle, parenting, Reactive Attachment Disorder

Is Your Baby 6 to 12 Months? What You Need to Know!

Is Your Baby 6 to 12 Months? What You Need to Know!

By Marty Walden · 1 Comment

Ah, how things change in such a short time when you’re a new parent! It’s been so much fun being involved in the life of our first grandchild as these first few months have flown by. My daughter Rachel and her husband Donny are here to share some parenting tips on the second six months of Aiden’s first year. It’s been several… Read More

Filed Under: Lifestyle, parenting, parenting adult children

5 Things Every New Mom Should Know About Cloth Diapers

5 Things Every New Mom Should Know About Cloth Diapers

By Marty Walden · 13 Comments

I remember when I was pregnant with our now 22-year-old son Joshua. I was planning on quitting my job and staying home which would require cutting corners everywhere possible. To help our budget I took the plunge into the wild, unknown world of cloth diapers and got a real education. I loved it. Okay, I loved the fact I was… Read More

Filed Under: family, Motherhood, parenting, parenting adult children Tagged With: cloth diapers, diapers

The Truth I’m Afraid to Share

The Truth I’m Afraid to Share

By Marty Walden · 38 Comments

I’m afraid to even put these words to paper. Fear. Shame. Guilt. Confession. I used to be THAT mom. I had it all together. The one with the clean house, the kids that seemed to mostly get along and usually had on clean clothes with their hair brushed. (Still asking for forgiveness for the years with the bowl cut. Sorry, Joshua.)… Read More

Filed Under: adoption, family, Lifestyle, music, parenting, Reactive Attachment Disorder, worship, youtube Tagged With: motherhood, Parenting, Teenagers

Homesick Kids [Encouragement Notes for Camp!]

Homesick Kids [Encouragement Notes for Camp!]

By Marty Walden · Leave a Comment

You can help homesick kids by sending encouragement notes to camp or sleepovers. Simply write love notes for your kids to read when they’re away from home. Some of the best family traditions are often those that happen by accident, like our family blessing jar. What started out as a way to teach our children gratitude is now a deeply… Read More

Filed Under: adoption, family, family traditions, Lifestyle, parenting Tagged With: adoption, Family, Parenting, Reactive Attachment Disorder

What Happens When You’re at the End of Your Rope?

What Happens When You’re at the End of Your Rope?

By Marty Walden · 2 Comments

Bible study teacher Beth Moore (Living Proof Ministries) and I have a long history. I have taken several of her studies through the years and her words have spoken life into me at critical moments in my life journey. I am so grateful for the way God has used her to teach me His truths. One little detail you may… Read More

Filed Under: adoption, faith, family, Lifestyle, parenting Tagged With: adoption, crisis, Faith, Family, Reactive Attachment Disorder, teeangers

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