“How do you do it?” It is a question that I am asked often by friends who are boggled by all the moving and starting over. Moving is the military mantra. And because of this, friendships come and go at a high rate. Friends are such an important part of this motherhood journey. We simply […]
Category Archives: MOPS
It is Important for Moms to know Self-Defense
A couple of weeks ago the moms group I’m a part of (Mothers of Preschoolers) had a guest speaker who taught us about self-defense. At first it seemed like an odd topic. Why would you need to know self-defense? Isn’t karate more of a sport than something practical. Apparently not. The speaker informed the audience […]
Hope for Survival – Afghanistan to Motherhood
When I found out I was deploying to Afghanistan with an Army unit I did not have a lot of hope that I would survive the nine months in Afghanistan. I guess, in truth, I wasn’t even sure I would make it through the winter in Indiana for training. When I left for training, I […]
My Transition From Military Leader to Stay at Home Mom
I always thought going to Afghanistan would be my hardest life experience. Here is my story of what it was like to transition from military leader to stay at home mom. I went to college after high school because that is what everyone does (right?) at least that’s what all my friends were doing. For […]
MOPS Mom’s Night Out
Last year I teamed up with a friend to run the extra events for our Mothers of Preschoolers, group often referred to as MOPS. We held a number of park play dates with three special park play dates which included an ice cream social kick off, an Easter egg hunt and with Popsicle in the […]
Kindness and Grace
In motherhood it seems easier to give friends kindness and grace long before we give it to ourselves. I think for me that was the hardest part when I made the transition from a working mom to staying at home mom. I had been a long time doer and list checker and when I became […]
Asking for Help
My husband had been gone for 5 days when our little boy got really sick and he wouldn’t be back for another 7. He was across the country on a business trip so I was on my own. Luckily, there was no emergency room visits, just a cold that came on strong and required lots […]
Prayer and a half marathon
I recently ran a half marathon – yes, I was 6 months pregnant, 24 weeks plus a few days if you are counting, but it was a Disney half that I signed up for in Feb and there is no way to get your money back and my training partner needed someone to run her […]
Raising Boys
Back when my son was a few weeks, old my mom suggested reading Wild Things: The Art of Nurturing Boys, because I grew up in a family of girls and did not know much about boys. Even though my little man wasn’t technically in any of the stages yet, I decided reading it while breast-feeding […]
Remain suspicious of God’s goodness
by Lisa Maulhardt I am a born-and-raised Southern California girl. In fact, I have only lived in 3 houses in my lifetime – all in the same zip code. I married a man whose family roots in California go back to the 1890s. Needless to say, we were content and planned to raise our two […]
