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January 2023

January 02, 2023

Open Letter to Somali Moms: Run, Run as Fast as You Can

Dear Somali Moms, Leave it to the American public school system to further corrupt amid...

June 2021

June 10, 2021

This is Why a Dad’s Discipline is Important

I still don't know what possessed me to sneak out of my house in the...

May 2020

May 31, 2020

A Letter to My Sons on The Truth About Racism After the Death of George Floyd

After the buildings have burned and the haze has cleared, my sons will have to...

March 2020

March 20, 2020

How to Handle the Homeschooling Pandemic Like a Pro

13 Tips to Help You Know How to Best Home School Your Child When the...

May 2019

May 28, 2019

7 Tips for Making Your Husband Feel Special When Raising Kids

Being a wife and a mom is like having two full-time jobs. Who comes first?...

May 20, 2019

Yes, Being a Stay-at-Home Mom is a ‘Real’ Job

My son asked me the other day when's the last time I'd had a "real"...

May 09, 2019

14 Lessons My Mother Taught Me When I Wasn’t Listening

My mom had a harshness about her I didn't understand as a kid. I thought...

March 2019

March 09, 2019

7 Reasons to Pray for My 14 Year-Old’s Future Wife

Praying for your son's future wife can be a powerful thing. I have no idea...

March 05, 2019

Why is Drinking at a Young Age Bad?

I wasn’t prepared for the moment my kids could legally buy and drink alcohol. And...

December 2018

December 21, 2018

7 Reasons Why You’re Never in the Mood and How to Fix It

How you remember the days. Horizontal hula, knocking boots--whatever you called it, you couldn't get...

November 2018

November 29, 2018

How to Deal With a Mama’s-Boy

Whether you like it or not, you married a mama's boy. We all did. A...

November 26, 2018

How He Really Feels When You Say, “I’m Too Tired”

Your husband's an attractive guy, but sometimes you're just not in the mood. It might...

August 2018

August 14, 2018

I Was Right; He Just Didn’t Know Yet

Sometimes I feel like a fake. I write about wifing and respecting your husband and...

June 2017

June 01, 2017

4 Reasons Why I Choose to Work

Dear Son, You've never known a time when I haven't worked. I returned to work the...

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