Gemma Hartley

My resolutions regularly remind me that I don’t think I am enough, just as I am. So this year, instead of focusing on habit changes, I'm more concerned with changing my perspective.

I wonder because I think I'm making the same mistakes with my daughter. She hardly eats. She's very picky. I feel like food is a constant struggle between us. I also feel like it's all my fault.

If you were to walk into my house on any given day, you wouldn’t know that I am an efficient and organized person.

My six-year-old son got into the car after school and declared he only wanted to have one kid when he grew up.

Last week, the internet went into an understandable uproar when a Christian woman decided to take to Facebook to talk about how she is

At Santa Rosa Christian School, dancing was a gateway drug. The gyrating, the slow romantic swaying...

When my son was little, I used to let him win board games a lot.

My first child’s milestones were elaborately marked, photographed, and celebrated with much fanfare... My third child however? Not so much. His first birthday was a much quieter affair — if it could be called an affair at all.

I’m not saying there is no joy to motherhood. I go through periods where I do feel like I’m at my parenting best. There are times when I’m overwhelmed with gratitude for the amazing life and children I’ve been given. It can be so, so good. But what I’m saying is, it doesn’t always have to feel like that.

When I made the decision to become a stay-at-home mother, the choice was an easy one.