reads for your weekend

I hope you’ve all had a beautiful weekend. A really cold front swept through here, so our sinuses and allergies and everything else are giving us a little bit of trouble. But we had the most amazing time at a family retreat at White Oak (the SC Baptist retreat facility). As soon as I can put into words all the wisdom we soaked in, I’ll share it with you!

In the mean time, please enjoy some of my favorite posts from around the blogosphere this week!

Yes, I am one of THOSE moms from The Larson Lingo

This post really encouraged me because it’s an encouragement to love other moms right where they are. To stop seeing everything as a competition. Sometimes there are moms who love to throw elaborate parties, and some moms love to craft and bake with their kids, and some moms do little things every single day for holidays. And that’s okay, because it’s what makes them happy. And it’s also okay if that’s not your cup of tea. But we shouldn’t see other mom’s ways of doing things as a personal attack. I don’t celebrate every little holiday, but I do love to throw a birthday party!

The During by The Nester at (in)Courage

Goodness gracious! I loved this post. The Nester is one of my favorite home bloggers because she keeps it real. She isn’t constantly perfecting her house for the sake of her blog. Her blog reflects her life- not the opposite where her life reflects what she’s blogging. The beauty happens in the “during.” And it’s that way with our lives, too. And I’m having to remember that in this season where I don’t have a house to decorate or where I feel like we’re not “moving forward” with our lives. We’re in the during and the beauty is all around.

Dancing With The Stars Told Me To from Pinterest Told Me To

That’s right! Sheaffer is back to recap Dancing With the Stars episodes. And she’s even styling some of her wardrobe around the show! This is going to be so good, y’all!

Advice for the New Toddler Mommy by Meredith from The Tichenor Family Blog for Lamberts Lately

Meredith is a fellow boy mom, and she is the boy mom of all boy moms! She wrote the sweetest post for Leslie’s blog, and I just love so much of what she said about parenting toddlers.