Summer can be a time when things actually do settle down—or not. We get sucked into the trap of thinking summer is endless and put off what we really want to do. We see wide open days and rush to fill them, rather than relish them.
Try to keep summer as slow as you can. […]
My daughter graduated from eighth grade last night. Walked across the stage in the high heels she insisted on wearing—did so without tripping, which was just one of her many accomplishments.
She found out yesterday that she made the soccer team she was hoping to make, and that was another highlight as well.
Tomorrow, though, […]
We women are the keepers of so many details. It is we who notice minutia like declining toilet paper inventory—seemingly inane details that would have significant consequences if ignored.
We keep our families running smoothly, or at least, well, running. But the most stressed moms I know are the ones who try to go it alone. […]
“Hey mom!” my son says to me as he’s getting ready for school this morning. “Did you know there’s only 10 and a half days of school left?”
Aaahhh! Ten school days?
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As a mom of two junior high students, I spend a lot of time driving.
Beyond being tiring, this is getting expensive. Gas prices shot up to over $4 per gallon at the gas station down the street yesterday. I drove past the station at one point, the price was $3.93. Two hours later, it […]
So Mother’s Day is this weekend. If you are a mom, or have a mom, or know someone who is a mom, you’ll hopefully acknowledge the day somehow. (This is me with my mom, grandma and daughter, a shot taken 14 years ago!)
For some, Mother’s Day is a tough day, as Ali’s post the […]
What a difference a month makes!! Just when we think all is brown and dead, life returns.
this is what my garden looked like a month ago
Here’s what it looks like now, with asparagus, herbs, onions, tulips and more:
I didn’t go out and plant anything this spring, but rather, the bulbs were planted several autumns ago. […]
Allison Bottke is the founder of Boomer Babes Rock, God Allows U-Turns, and the International SANITY Support Group Network. She is the author or editor of more than 23 non-fiction and fiction books. Her column for boomer women appears monthly in Christian Women Online (CWO).