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 […]
Category Archives: MOPS
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 […]
What I learned from MOMcon 2015
A few weeks ago I went to the Mothers of Preschoolers (MOPS) national convention also known as MOMcon. It was over 5,000 moms celebrating together for 2.5 days crammed full of worship, excellent speakers and great fellowship. I went with seven other girls from my leadership team and it was an awesome time away. I […]
