#myordinarylife — Blog | Mikala Albertson

If you are the mother of a teenage boy, you need to hear this one.

Oct 23

Oct 23 How To Stop Seasonal Affective Disorder (before it starts)

Women's Health

Let’s set ourselves up for success in the winter months! Here’s how…

Sep 27

Sep 27 A Mother is Made to Carry

Motherhood, Life, Faith

She carries her children’s joy and sorrow. She carries their goodness and pain. And every night she casts ALL the things she’s carrying off to Jesus as she prays over her children’s souls.

Sep 10

Sep 10 When it Comes to Teenagers, Let's Choose Our Battles

Because, really, how important is it???

Sep 5

Sep 5 This is the Hardest Part About Parenting Teenagers

It turns out, no one’s talking about the hardest stuff. The REAL stuff.

Aug 16

Aug 16 The Oldest is the "Practice Child" and This is What I've Learned

Motherhood, Life, Faith

I wish I could say I’m the perfect mother. But…I’m not. Not even close. Day after day I mess up in a million ways, and I'm still the right mom for the job.

Aug 4

Aug 4 Enough Already

Life, Faith

In tiny glimpses, it ALL feels like enough. My life. This hard, broken world. My family. Me, even.

Jul 19

Jul 19 How To Get Your Teen To Do the Dishes

First, I’d recommend a deep breath. And...maybe another. Then simply repeat a phrase like this one, “Oh, I know honey. Ugh. There’s always something to do, right? I sure do appreciate your help around here.”

Jul 18

Jul 18 The "Girl Next Door" Makes a Wonderful Friend in Midlife

Friendship

As I’ve grown older and my deepest relationships remain, I realize what the girl next door brings to a friendship, especially during these transitional years of midlife.

Jul 8

Jul 8 Marriage in Midlife Means We are on the Same Team

Marriage

Somewhere along the way…we stopped trying to change one another. We stopped keeping track and stopped keeping score and decided to be on the same team.

Jul 7

Jul 7 Life Is Hard, But That Doesn't Mean We're Doing it WRONG

It just means we are living a LIFE.

Jul 7

Jul 7 The Key To Teens Is...Let Them Struggle

Because really we are giving them a gift…the gift of resilience.

Jul 5

Jul 5 The Absolute BEST Thing You Can Say to a Mom Who is Struggling

Motherhood is exhausting and scary and filled to the brim with beautiful, heart-stopping, tear-jerking, breathtaking moments. And you get to feel every single emotion!

May 23

May 23 Let's Find a NEW Definition of Beauty in Midlife (it's about time, isn't it?)

We need an un-doing of the rules, of the stories we’ve been told, of the world’s ridiculous expectations, and of the lies we’ve accumulated into overflowing garbage heaps in our minds. We can start with my new book: Everything I Wish I Could Tell You About Midlife. I can’t wait to share it with you!

May 6

May 6 Remember: It's Okay to Step Back for a While

It's okay to switch off the news, turn down the radio, delete a few apps from your phone. It's okay to come up for air.

Apr 1

Apr 1 Parenting Teens During Midlife Can Be Lonely

These days, hugs are few and far between. Usually given with a limp arm. Or the ‘lean in’ with no arms at all. It’s lonely, sometimes. But we have to remember…we’re not alone.

Mar 22

Mar 22 Are You Overstuffing?

It’s easy to overstuff—our dryers and our lives. And that’s what causes burnout!

Mar 1

Mar 1 Plan To Be Surprised by Your Life!

Life, Marriage, Faith

I can’t believe this is my life. It’s messy and hard and ordinary and mostly unplanned. And so ridiculously beautiful.

Feb 13

Feb 13 Adolescence is the Beginning of a Thousand Tiny Goodbyes