All posts tagged: parenting

Rage Cleaning

October 14, 2021
by birch & raven
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General Musings / Mental Health / Uncategorized

I rage cleaned today. Well, ok, it started as rage cleaning and relaxed slightly into stress cleaning. I have been feeling overwhelmed this week by All The Things I have going on in my life right now: homeschooling two little ones, co-parenting them and two teenagers, my job, renovating a house, caring for animals…oh, and a global pandemic. This week I have been walking through the house doing things and it seems like every place […]

Prayer of a PK*

January 21, 2021
by birch & raven
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*PK is the nickname for children of clergy…pastor’s kid, or preacher’s kid, depending on the tradition. I don’t pray with my kids. Weird, I guess, for a mom who prays professionally, but we didn’t pray together as a family in my home growing up, so it’s just not an embedded practice for me. Heck, I have enough time creating a habit of praying by myself, nevermind involving my children. Also, my offspring do not currently […]