Degrees in Idealism

exploring how we would live if we truly believed life was meaningful

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On Loving Your Children Without Worshipping Them

02.17.2017 by Elizabeth Hanna Pham // 2 Comments

A new religion in our American culture is rapidly gaining devout followers. Its followers are typically between the ages of about twenty-two and fifty and there are generally more women than men. This religion does not seem to produce much satisfaction or peace. Many of its followers end up frazzled, stressed, and scrupulous, and find their marriages […]

Categories // Family, Marriage, Soul Tags // #children, #findingmeaning, #motherhood, #parenthood

Why all the moms you see look stressed

01.11.2017 by Elizabeth Hanna Pham // 2 Comments

The other day I saw a picture on social media of a little girl dressed as a “mom” for Halloween. It wasn’t a flattering depiction. The little girl had painted bags under her eyes and messy hair and she was dressed in a t-shirt covered in fake spit-up. She was dragging a baby doll behind […]

Categories // Culture, Family Tags // #childhood, #children, #koselig, #modernity, #motherhood, #parenthood

It’s The Breaths You Take Together

08.27.2016 by Elizabeth Hanna Pham // 3 Comments

As a parent, it is easy to worry about spending “quality time” with my children. We live in a busy world and family time is usually limited. We’re often told that if “quantity of time” is lacking, we can make up for it with extra-special “quality”— activities, outings, vacations, etc. But I’m always fascinated when […]

Categories // Family Tags // #childhoodmemories, #family, #koselig, #motherhood, #parenthood

At the end of the day

06.13.2016 by Elizabeth Hanna Pham // 3 Comments

I often look at my children and wonder, am I doing enough for them? I’m sure every parent throughout history has asked that same question. But I think our modern hyper-connectivity, especially through social media, poses the question more frequently and dramatically. It is easy to feel overwhelmed and confused by all the possibilities and […]

Categories // Family Tags // #family, #homelife, #homeschool, #koselig, #livingsimply, #motherhood, #parenthood

A Mother’s Bias

05.10.2016 by Elizabeth Hanna Pham // 2 Comments

I’m not doing this again.  I’ve thought it quite a few times. I thought it through my pregnancy’s complications and annoyances. I thought it as they strapped me to the operating table and started vigorously pushing and pulling on my stomach. I thought it as I first stepped out of the hospital bed and felt […]

Categories // Family Tags // #babies, #courage, #faith, #motherhood, #parenthood

When Birth Is Imperfect

02.08.2016 by Elizabeth Hanna Pham // 5 Comments

My first baby was born “naturally,” but just barely. I had done all the prep— “natural” OBGYN practice, deep breathing exercises, prenatal yoga/massage, three page birth plan. I had watched the enlightening and terrifying “The Business of Being Born” and I knew I didn’t want the big bad hospital corporations stealing my beautiful, instinctual motherhood experience. […]

Categories // Family, Wellness Tags // #babies, #csection, #motherhood, #naturalbirth, #pregnancy

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About Me

I'm Elizabeth. I'm a wife, a mother to five little boys (and a little girl on the way!) a writer, and a lover and seeker of the beautiful, the true, and the good. I am a believer in idealism-- that even amidst the chaos and the confusion, the exhaustion and the sadness of life there is always joy to be found, hope to be clung to, and a better path to be taken. I write my thoughts on this blog. Links to my fiction books are at the bottom of the page.

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