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Parenting Dec 8, 2013

How to Give Your Children Wings

“Good parents give their children roots and wings. Roots to know where home is, wings to fly away and exercise what’s been taught them.” — Jonas Salk Roots are easy. But how do you give your children wings to fly? I still struggle with the wings. It is so counter to everything in me as a mom. Or sha

Parenting Nov 30, 2013

How a Mom Mafia Can Help You Protect Your Kids

Sharing information with friends about their children can be a rather tough thing for a mom. Many moms do not want to hear that their children are in trouble. With five teenagers, I have been on both sides of bad news, the giving and the receiving. I say the following with great urgency and concern:

Encouragement Nov 27, 2013

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Encouragement Nov 25, 2013

Thanksgiving Scavenger Hunt

Have you been to, heard of, taken advantage of all the cool kids activities at… Well go, see, have fun–today! I am blogging at their site with a …. Why? Because this is a great site. Kids love adventure and after that turkey on Thursday everyone over the age of 2o will be comatose. Everyone under th

Parenting Nov 14, 2013

Home Alone Rules for Kids

Eventually there will come a time when your kids will have to stay home alone. Make sure that they are well-prepared with the right safety tips in mind and the right phone numbers to call if necessary. Use these resources from iMOM to give you more peace of mind when your children are home alone. 10

Parenting Nov 12, 2013

Mother Son Bucket List

It’s easy to fall into a mindset of just going through the motions. It’s easy to go through the days without really seeing or caring or experiencing. It’s easy to just get to the next day without focusing on the moments it takes to get there. As parents, how do we get out of this habit? How do we ma

Encouragement Nov 10, 2013

Count Your Blessings, Instead of the Cost

When I saw the image below I thought surely someone had snapped a picture of Mark and I on our last vacation—just kidding! This couldn’t be us. We don’t look this good and we weren’t alone on our last vacation. We had five kids with us. We also wouldn’t be lying on the sand. We Floridians know that

Encouragement Nov 5, 2013

Using My Productivity Tools in Relationships

Sometimes, it feels as if there’s an app for everything. Technology seems to have a solution to every problem, a way to make any situation easier. But when it comes to relationships in our family, friendships and just using our gifts to serve, there isn’t an app to do it for us. The best you’ve got

Marriage Nov 3, 2013

A Fall Date Night for You and Your Man

It is easy to fall in love with Fall. But in Florida, we have to wait a long, long, sometime never-ending time for Fall. It was 86 degrees on Halloween night last year, and the poor kids were sweating in their costumes. People are often envious of our balmy weather, but when the rest of the world is

Encouragement Oct 31, 2013

8 Days of Being Thankful

I. Love. Christmas. But in my rush to get to Christmas decorating/crafting I have a tendency to slack off on Thanksgiving. So do the malls–our mall was decorated for Christmas three weeks before Thanksgiving! This year, there will be no Thanksgiving slacking! Because our team at iMOM had a great ide

Parenting Oct 30, 2013

Little Things Matter

Talk about tugging the heart strings. Watch this and know that the little things matter. Note to self: Must learn origami.

Marriage Oct 26, 2013

The Best Advice for Newlyweds

I am thrilled to have my good friend and social media mentor, Fawn Weaver, guest posting today. She is the brilliant brain of the Happy Wives Club and when it comes to being merry in marriage, she is your go-to gal. A guest post from Fawn Weaver: I love being married. I adore my husband. “Sweeter As

Giveaways Oct 23, 2013

Listen In, and Live Inspired

Whether you call me friend, mom, sister, acquaintance, boss or wife, you know that I love to chat. And the other day I had the pleasure of chatting with my new friend Tricia Goyer. We had a great conversation on planning, purpose, pondering–and what it means to be a passionate mom. Listen to the liv

Parenting Oct 22, 2013

Mother-Daughter Bucket List

When my daughter Emily was a senior at Samford University, she had big plans for the entire year. To make those plans, she and her roommates made a “Senior Bucket List” and pinned it to the fridge. The list was fun to read and, at the same time, a kick in the gut. Time is a vapor, it just floats awa

Parenting Oct 17, 2013

Family Football Fun

What time is it?!?? FOOTBALL TIME! Use our iMOM Family Football printable to make this weekend’s game your next fun family night! Whether you enjoy the game or or the food that comes with watching the game, you will have a grand ole time.

Love This Oct 13, 2013

Apple Pie Comfort Food

Apple Pie. Nothing smells better on a chilly day than cinnamon and apples bubbling in a toasty crust. It’s not exactly chilly yet, but that smell will transport you to sweater weather in no time. Ultimate Comfort Food. Nothing says home, love, mom like apple pie. Simply Delicious. Is also easy to ma

Parenting Oct 10, 2013

Mother or Martyr?

I am so lucky to call Jill Savage my friend, my inspiration and my guest blogger. Author, mother, successful business woman–she does it all! And she is so good at reeling me into the realities of motherhood. Whether I am in mom or martyr mode, it’s good to have a reminder that there are no perfect m

Encouragement Oct 7, 2013

The Balance Struggle: Home & Work

I was a source of endless energy and I was on a mission to start iMOM. I thought I could do it all, in the beginning. When we started working on iMOM I only had to be in the office in the morning and had the whole afternoon to run errands. All the random little things that pop up daily in a family o

Parenting Oct 4, 2013

Bloom Where You are Planted in Parenting

What does it mean to bloom where you are planted? It means you thrive in whatever comes your way. Life is unpredictable, but with a little sunshine and fertilizer, you can bloom as a mom. Here are five simple ways to help you: 1. Adapt to the climate You don’t really get to choose the climate in whi

Parenting Oct 2, 2013

How a Pet Can Bring Your Family Together

When my youngest turned five I knew it was time to get a pet but with 5 kids and the responsibilities that go with them I was not looking forward to adding to my list with a dog. So I researched and found a site where I could put in exactly what I needed — a smart, obedient, playful, patient dog. On

Parenting Sep 30, 2013

Confession: I Stifled My Child’s Creativity with Correction

I believe I am the director of iMOM just to have a platform to share all of my mistakes in the hopes that you won’t make them! So here I go again with another confession. This confession is along the same lines as my confession last week about expecting too much from my children. I have a creative c

Love This Sep 29, 2013

Hearts At Home

Hearts at Home — I can’t wait!

Marriage Sep 26, 2013

Are You A Jiminy Cricket In Your Marriage?

Do you remember Pinocchio’s little friend? The one the blue fairy sent to watch out for him? The one that sang, “…and always let your conscience be your guide!” His name was Jiminy Cricket. I’ve got a tough question for you today–are you a Jiminy Cricket to your husband? I’ve realized that I assume

Parenting Sep 24, 2013

Confession: I Expected Too Much of My Kids

Expectations. They can disappoint, discourage and totally deflate a mom. Here is my theory about why we are at a disadvantage when we attach ourself to expectations. Expectations are not well thought out and therefore often unrealistic. Expectations do not provide for unforeseen circumstances. Expec