A plea for boys and roughhousing
image credit: Nicole Elizabeth Photo Mamas, do you ever look at your sweet, wild, energetic son(s) and think, whoo boy. How am I to raise this little warrior? What am I going to teach him…
[VIDEO] IG Takeover with Unplanned Actress Ashley Bratcher
Yesterday Ashley took over Instagram stories for Everyday Mamas to show our followers a day in her life as a mom and actress. Ashley spoke at a Mom Talks event in Buffalo, NY, and showed…
Actress Ashley Bratcher Opens Up About Acting, Motherhood and Talking to Kids About Abortion
Unplanned, the recent film about abortion and Abby Johnson, has been in the news a lot lately; this is in part thanks to the lead actress Ashley Bratcher, who has been very transparent about her…
How I Get Through the Hard Seasons
Tears rolled down my face, as my chest heaved. I felt like I couldn’t catch my breath and that the very weight of the world was on my shoulders. My emotions were out control. Exhaustion…
They Had a Baby with Down Syndrome. Then They Adopted Another
Kelsi and her husband Jim welcomed a new baby, Colt, into their family in July 2014. They were immediately in love. He was baby number 6. Shortly after his birth, they were told that he…
Fighting Incurable Cancer As a Mom of 2 Toddlers: God Is With Me Here, Too
I sat down to breakfast the other day with my two girls. My sweet and sleepy two-year-old daughter Jane had ditched her spoon, and I gently reminded her, “please use your spoon instead of your…
Actress Ashley Bratcher Announces #MyUnplannedStory to Empower Women in Unplanned Pregnancies
image credit: Unplanned Film Ashley Bratcher, lead actress in the recent film Unplanned, took to her personal Instagram page on April 1 to reveal something that made her involvement in the pro-life film come full…
Why This Mom of 7 Leads Thousands in Daily Prayer on Instagram
One of the experiences of prayer is that it seems that nothing happens. But when you stay with it, you realize that something has happened. Henri Nouwen Kristin Reilly and her husband were living in…
What’s Up With Mom Guilt?
It may sound cliché, but my life changed in an unexpected way when I became a mother. I was filled with love, awe, gratitude, and—something I didn’t expect— an enormous amount of guilt. I…
Qualifying for the Boston Marathon Eight Months Postpartum
Everyone has a method for dealing with stress, and running is mine. If I feel on edge, I go for a run. If I’m frustrated or confused about how to work through conflict, I go…
Flooring Renovation: Asbestos Removal and Choosing the Perfect Floor Stain
We finally completed the renovation of our first-floor flooring, and like most renovations, it was a bit more involved than we initially hoped for. When we bought the house three years ago, we knew the…
Roses are red: 8 beautiful shades of a paint color you might not realize you love
Lots of us love blues, greens, whites, and greys. And if neutrals are more your thing, you might think you need to stay far away from a color like red. But we think it’s worth…
