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I Was So Mad!
One of my children’s favorite books is I Was So Mad by Mercer Mayer. In the story, Little Critter wants to do a number of mischievous things but is repeatedly told, “No.” As a result, he replies over...
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Learning to Love the Process, Not Just the Result
“The biggest mistake I made as a parent is the one that most of us make . . . I did not live in the moment. I wish I had not been in such a hurry to get to the next thing – dinner, bath, book, bed. I...
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Motherhood Defies Logic
My 17-year-old self was best friends with my mother, but I didn’t know if I ever wanted to become one. One afternoon during my junior year of high school, my mother came into my room to ask about my...
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You’re Not Mean, You’re Stressed
Photo by photostock at www.freedigitalphotos.net Pen: check. New notebook: check. Snacks: check. Sexy sunglasses (because I was going to my first child-free, all-women seminar, WITH MAKEUP, and...
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No Leprechauns, No Valentine’s Boxes, No Elves, and Why That is Okay
Holidays could easily make me feel like a “mom fail.” As I scroll through Facebook and Instagram, it is obvious my little ones are getting the raw end of the deal. My kids are the ones dressed in old...
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Beauty Redefined – Episode 68
When you walk by a store window or a mirror in your home, do your eyes immediately dart to your “problem” areas? Have you ever looked at your post-baby body and felt incredibly frustrated by what you...
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How Moms Can Go “Back to School” Too
My five children started school yesterday. They were so excited! They all had so much to tell me as I picked them up from school – they’d met new friends, caught up with old friends, started to get to...
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Get Twice as Much Done by Cutting Your To-Do List in HALF (I’ll Show You How)
I remember one particular day in high school–a couple of weeks before Homecoming–when I felt completely stressed out over all of my responsibilities. I had no idea how I would do it all, so I made a...
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Book Summary: A Survival Guide To Parenting Teens
Title: A Survival Guide to Parenting Teens: Talking to Your Kids About Sexting, Drinking, Drugs and Other Things that Freak You Out Author: Joani Geltman, MSW Basic Overview: In A Survival Guide to...
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Three Books That Changed My Life This Year
With hundreds of thousands of books published every year, it’s clearly impossible to read them all (especially for a busy mother). So I thought I’d take this opportunity to share three fantastic...
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Mommy’s Quiet Time 101
I know what you might be thinking: “Daytime quiet time for ME? Naps for ME? I don’t think that’s possible!” As a mother of four children who has taken a nap just about every afternoon for the past...
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What is Your Problem?
“What is your problem?” the counselor asked. “Do you view your children as the problem?” I froze because I didn’t want to own the first thought that came into my head. “Yes.” I thought. “I have been...
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Revival Recital
When I was in elementary school, I was convinced I needed a theatrical agent. “Theatrical” was a big word for a fourth grader, but I had big dreams to match. Nothing was out of reach. I knew I was...
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For the Lonely Mothers in the Summertime
Like many mothers, my heart has always anticipated the school bell on that last day, releasing the troops for summer vacation. For years I have spent those preceding weeks combing parenting magazines,...
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If I Had Four More Arms and One More Brain
“If I had four more arms and one more brain, I might be able to help you.” This phrase is uttered a lot around my house lately. With five children demanding my attention and help throughout the day,...
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For Deliberate Mothers Everywhere: How to Remember Who We Are in the Midst of...
(Click here to listen to this post being read by the author.) The other night, my husband and I were trying to replace the net on our trampoline (the previous one had been ripped to shreds), and our...
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The Lost Toy
My church is having a service auction tonight that I wanted to go to. I’ve known about it for over a month and was excited to donate freshly baked loaves of my honey whole-wheat bread. But now that the...
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Introduction to The Power of Optimisim
“To think well of all, to be cheerful with all, to patiently learn to find the good in all — such unselfish thoughts are the very portals of heaven; and to dwell day by day in thoughts of peace...
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A Powerful Alternative to Setting Goals
I grew up thinking that the mandatory requirement of New Year’s Day was to create a long list of resolutions. So I did. And I still do. (Because it’s a habit…and because it’s fun.) But what I’ve come...
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Thought Replacement Therapy
Photo by www.freedigitalphotos.net I read this article in a magazine last week that really struck a chord with me. It talked about how our thoughts can really drive us forward towards the things we...
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Getting Things Done with David Allen & April Perry – Episode 104
It’s not every day that you get to interview one of your life mentors. And that is exactly what I had the chance to do this week. David Allen, the international bestselling author of Getting Things...
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Mental Health in Motherhood – with Carmen Rasmusen Herbert: Episode 131
We talk a lot here at Power of Moms about dealing with stress. That’s a regular part of motherhood, and because it comes in so many ways, there may never come a time when we are immune from the...
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Like A Boss: Why Moms Should Read Like CEOs
David Fabricius, an internationally known speaker, once related a story at a seminar I attended that I will always remember. He grew up very poor in rural South Africa, and he noticed something...
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You Are NOT Failing – April & Eric Perry: Episode 150
My husband Eric has heard about my “failings” over and over again. I know you have them, too. No matter how put together you feel–or don’t feel–there are moments every single day when you wonder why on...
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Get Rid of Anxiety (for Good!) with Dr. David Burns – Episode 169
I would never in a million years have picked up this book (When Panic Attacks) if I had seen it at the store. “I don’t have panic attacks,” I would have thought to myself. “Sure, life is stressful, but...
View ArticleStep-by-Step Mental Health Boost for Moms and Families (Seriously–Don’t Miss...
We, as a society, don’t talk enough about how to be mentally healthy. We talk about a lot of things–like clothing, decor, politics, funny videos, books, business, goal-setting, and “logistics” of life,...
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