Monthly Archives: June 2009

How to Be a Successful Single Mom

I’m a new single mom… as in, I officially became a single mom in January 2009. So, I’m very honored and a little nervous about being on Single Mom Revolution on BlogTalkRadio today with Honoree Corpron, author of The Successful Single Mom and Morgan Day Cecil. Tune in at Noon CST… I’m hoping I’ll learn…

Zen Mommy Minute: How to Believe Like a Child

Do you BELIEVE in impossible things with the heat and furvor of a child???? Or are you the one to throw cold water on it? Danny Brown believes. The girls at Looking Glass Lane believe… and so do I. My kids help me believe in impossible things every day. They build fairy houses. They find fairy rings in our backyard….

How to Help Prevent Childhood Deaths

Tomorrow, we want your help! Monday, June 29, My Mommy Manual is helping raise money for the June 12 for 12k Challenge. Why? Because EVERY DAY, 25,000 children die from a preventable cause! 12 for 12k has partnered with UNICEF’s Believe in Zero campaign to provide basic and affordable interventions to save children’s lives. Watch…

Mom Confessions: Postpartum Depression (part 1)

This VIDEO (3:06) is the first in a series of three that we will be publishing over three weeks in which Heidi shares how it feels to have postpartum depression. One of the challenges of PPD is that it goes unrecognized by many women who suffer from it, making it challenging for them to reach…

How to Share at Family Dinners

… both food and food for thought! My family has been doing something really cool lately. We’ve been playing with The Meal Box… “fun questions and family faith tips to get mealtime conversations cookin’.” Here, have a listen to one question we did this week (4:14 min.) GOLD MEDAL AUDIO I want to invite you…

How to Help a Gassy/Colicy Baby

If you are dealing with colic, I want you to know there IS something you can do to help. Massage your baby.

How to Hug a Porcupine

Clearly the most inpiring book I read on parenting tweens was HOW TO HUG A PORCUPINE by Julie A. Ross, M.A. and she spoke alot about listening.

How Do You Celebrate Father’s Day as a Single Mom?

First of all, I have to clarify that I’m not sure I qualify as a “single mom.” I’m single and a mom but as my friends have heard me explain, the former implies that my children don’t have a dad at all (for some reason) and that is not an accurate description of our family….

Zen Mommy Minute: Daddy LOVE!

This is for my amazing husband from his “girls”…and for all you Dad’s out there that love your children. Thank you. Your make a difference in the world.

How Important Your Women Friends Are

“… I had my husband and my kids and I sort of forgot about how important having a lot of good women in my life really is….” My name is Mindy Bhuyan. I have three kids, (13 year old girl, 11 year old boy, and 7 year old girl) also a puppy chocolate lab. When…