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The Truth About Quality Time (Blaze #5) 26 Aug 2013 | 04:04 am
It can be easy, as a stay at home mom, to forget the significance of what you are doing. In our modern busy-busy-busy, degreed, careered, materialistic, overcommitted society, it is easy to devalue t...
How To Find Thought-Provoking Links & Ideas 21 Aug 2013 | 07:19 pm
I'll just come out with it: I finally bit the bullet and joined Twitter. Something I said I'd never do, haha. And yes, I really meant "never" when I said it back then. The whole thing sounded so .....
The Stay-at-Home Mom's Guide to NaNoWriMo 19 Aug 2013 | 07:38 am
"One day, I'd like to write a novel." Millions of people have likely spoken those words (whether out loud or in their own heads). And yet, few accomplish it. If you've got "write a novel" on your.....
Our First Day of (Home)School 14 Aug 2013 | 02:17 am
So today we had our first morning of school. I made them take pictures but didn't make them dress up. This was their real "excited about school" picture. Notice that (aside from the shirtless 4th g...
Just Keep Writing! 7 Aug 2013 | 08:08 pm
Any mom of a roughly 10-15 year old kid right now likely remembers Dory's little song (from Finding Nemo) "Just keep swimming, just keep swimming..." It's an apt motivation for writing. Sometimes yo...
Speaking About Our Children: Words That Build Up, Words That Tear Down 31 Jul 2013 | 05:51 pm
Words can build up; words can tear down... this is true in the words we use regarding our children. It seems like so many moms today feel free to openly gripe and grump about their children. But I.....
Making the Most of Our Multi-Tasking Abilities 29 Jul 2013 | 05:09 pm
We women tend to be multi-taskers. We try to squeeze as much as we can into a given moment- carrying the groceries in (loaded down like a donkey), calling instructions to the kids over our shoulder, ...
Milk or Meat? A Gauge of Growth 24 Jul 2013 | 06:39 pm
While laying in bed yesterday morning, nursing my little five-month-old Theodore, I watched him. The milk was so comforting to him that he fell asleep, while his little mouth still lazily moved to co...
Learning from Fiction #1: Writing Tips Gleaned from Clive Cussler 22 Jul 2013 | 06:24 pm
Lately I've been committing myself to learn more about writing. One of the ways I've decided to do that is to read a variety of "successful" fiction authors to try to gain broad principles and writi...
Show & Tell: All About Writing 15 Jul 2013 | 05:04 pm
Well, I've written here at Making Home for nearly 7 years now... and last month, I completed my first novel (and am preparing to jump into my second), so I'm spending time these days learning and thin...
