• Skip to main content
  • Skip to primary sidebar
  • Skip to footer

The Cole Mines

parenting... from the heart

  • HOME
  • ABOUT THE COLE MINES – contact me
  • TOPICS
    • Parenting
    • From The Heart
    • Household tips
    • Recipes
    • Health & Wellness
    • Marriage

raising children

Saying Yes Even When It Is Hard

Saying Yes Even When It Is Hard

April 1, 2017

Sometimes being the mom you want to be comes down to saying yes even when it is hard.  It's saying yes when all you really want to do is say no, but you are able to look beyond the reasons and give in anyway. It's 50 degrees outside with not a stitch of sunlight as far as the eye can see.  It's warmer than it's been the past 3 months, no doubt.   But it's certainly not bathing ...

Read More

Parenting After Divorce

Surviving Parenting After Your Divorce

April 30, 2016

Parenting after divorce can seem like an insurmountable task some days.  Sharing custody, figuring out who gets kids for the holidays, understanding that you won't get to be witness to all of your child's milestones any more.  It's an emotional blow.  But it can be done...and done well.  It comes down in large part to accepting that things have changed, working with your ...

Read More

4 Alternatives To Saying No To Your Kids

4 Alternatives To Saying No To Your Kids

March 6, 2016

If you, like me, feel like a broken record most days, read on for 4 alternatives to saying no that your children will actually respond to.  And the best part is your kids will listen better! Some days (a lot of days really), I feel like one of those Jack in The Box toys from the 80's.  My kids ask me to do something, I pop my head up and say No cheerily, and then hunker back ...

Read More

Sometimes Church Just Has To Wait

Sometimes Church Just Has To Wait

January 19, 2016

I've learned over the years, that sometimes church just has to wait.  And coming from a fairly religious person, that just might throw you off. THE SNOW The snow was falling ever so softly Sunday morning...small tender snowflakes barely making it to the too-warm ground.  And yet, by some defiance of nature, the snow was laying and sticking to the brown bermuda grass in our ...

Read More

6 Things Good Parents Do In Front Of Their Kids

6 Things Good Parents Do In Front Of Their Kids

January 7, 2016

My husband and I follow these 6 Things Good Parents Do In Front Of Their Kids on a daily basis.  Or at the very least, we are trying!  Because the example we are setting at home for our children is laying the foundation for many many years to come.   Being a good parent sometimes has NOTHING to do with your children.   Sounds weird huh?  But the way we ...

Read More

If You Are Lucky Parenting Is Wonderfully Hard

If You Are Lucky Parenting Is Wonderfully Hard

November 30, 2015

I was standing at my kitchen island, my hair thrown back in a low bun...no makeup on...my smelly gym clothes still stuck to my body.  I was coughing...the same cough I'd had for 3 weeks but didn't have time to make an appointment for.  Unpacking groceries...while my oldest whined that she was hungry.  My youngest started crying because she stubbed her toe (again)...and both of them ...

Read More

Day 31 Learning To Let Go

Day 31 Learning To Let Go

November 7, 2015

"Bye!  Have fun!" I yelled with my happiest smile plastered on my face.  "I'll be back in a few hours to pick you up. Love you bunches!"   Hannah looked back briefly to wave but quickly turned her attention to her friends in the car, on their way out to eat for her friend's birthday party.  No big deal for most parents maybe but a HUGE one for me.   This was the ...

Read More

Primary Sidebar

LOOKING FOR SOMETHING?

Find me here, too!

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • Twitter
Hi I'm Hillary! Just a mom trying to raise my kids the best I can in this crazy world. I hope you'll join me as we figure out how to be the best mom, wife and person we can be!

Free encouraging tips

Our favorite things

  • Featured
  • from the heart
  • Health & Wellness
  • Household tips
  • Let's Get Crafty
  • Marriage
  • Parenting
  • Pearls of Wisdom
  • Raising Kids
  • recipes
  • Uncategorized

POPULAR POSTS

Why My Kids Don't Have Chores

Why My Kids Don’t Have Chores

Day 1 Our Before School Rule

Before School Rule

a june cleaver in a feminist world

A June Cleaver In A Feminist World

to my firstborn..I'm sorry

To My Firstborn…I’m Sorry

Best Gifts For Moms On The Go – PLUS GIVEAWAY

BLOG ARCHIVES


Footer

LET’S BE SOCIAL

  • Facebook
  • Instagram
  • Pinterest
  • Twitter

BOOKMARK

  • HOME
  • BLOG
  • ABOUT THE COLE MINES

MEET THE BLOGGER

About The Cole Mines

Copyright© 2025 · Brunch Pro Theme by Shay Bocks