Take <3, Mommy!

Have you ever felt alone as a mom? Lost in your chosen field of mothering?

There is an organization that was created to encourage, educate and equip women in the profession of motherhood. Hearts at Home helps thousands of moms love their lives through their many resources including conferences, website, and books.

Recently, I mentioned this organization briefly when I attended their conference. (I still plan to blog that!) While I was there, I learned of a new thing they were starting up, and partnered up with this organization as a blogger. Over time I hope to share with you the many resources this ministry has to offer (old ones and new). To learn more about the Hearts at Home Blogging team, click here.

In the meantime, I would like to encourage you to explore their website and blog for an immediate dose of mothering encouragement!

The age of Princesses

I'm trying to make a grocery list, but I have no motivation. So I thought I would blog instead!:) Here are some interesting goings on around our home recently.....

Bella absolutely loves playing princess right now. She puts her little princess dress on and wears it ALL day. To the store, to church, to Nina's house, everywhere! Most of the time the ensemble also includes princess shoes (clear heels with snow white on the toe), and sometimes a tiara.

Recently Bella was watching "Sleeping Beauty". When it came to the scary part of the show, she ran to another room, where she could still see the movie, but could 'hide'. I tried to explain to her that the people on the television cannot see her, but she was not convinced. I explained that this was all make believe, and that the same thing will happen every time she watches this movie. Apparently she didn't believe that either, because last night when she watched "Cars" for the 50th time, she was concerned about what would happen to Lightning McQueen! It makes sense that she thinks the people on t.v. can see her, especially when they talk to her, asking her, "where is this, or do you see that?"

Bianca has declared clearly that she likes her cloth diapers better than the disposables. I recently had to put a disposable on her, and she went straight to the diaper supply, grabbed a cloth diaper and brought it to me, pulling at her disposable. She continued this periodically the entire time she was wearing the disposable!

Last night, Isabella fell asleep around 5:30. We continually tried to wake her, but she was very tired, so we let her sleep. We had planned to go to bed around 9 pm because Scott was working at the Extreme Home Makeover site today, but she woke up at 8:30. After giving her some supper, it was clear that she was not going to go to her bed and stay there. I decided to try something else, so at about 10, we put her tent up in the living room, got her all ready for bed, put her in her sleeping bag in the tent, and started the "Cars" movie. My hopes were that she would be entertained enough to stay there, and eventually fall asleep before the movie ended. She slept in her tent all night! I got up with her once around 11 because she was doing something in the kitchen. After the threat of having to return to her room if she got up anymore, she stayed there all night!.