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5 novels to help you be a better mom

5 novels to help you be a better mom

Yes, moms should read novels. Story grip might be a strong temptation, but it’s worth the struggle. I’ve written before about how reading novels changed my homemaking by waking me up to some of my bad attitudes about housework back when my third child was an infant. The

Family dinner as baseline hospitality

Family dinner as baseline hospitality

Getting a family dinner on the table can feel relentless. Whether we serve up a success or a flop, the next meal will follow fast on its heels. As mothers, one great temptation is to grow weary in doing good. We do so much of the same work, day in

Motivating Motto: I am a go-getter

Motivating Motto: I am a go-getter

I’ve written before about how helpful mottos can be to our attitude about our work and life. Yes, mottos are great parenting tools, but they work for parenting ourselves as well. That’s why choosing and repeating mottos is a part of what we do regularly inside Convivial Circle.

What is a reasonably clean home? (and how to get one)

What is a reasonably clean home? (and how to get one)

We don’t want to be the nagging, harping mom. But, it happens. What other options are there when the kids won’t keep their stuff picked up? We’re working so hard for a more clean and orderly home, yet every time we look around, we feel sabotaged. No

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