Skip to main content
Skip to primary sidebar
Skip to footer

the grommom

Home
Start Here
- About Monica
- Contact
- Speaking
- Travel
- Subscribe
Blog
Boy Mom Book
Boy Mom Podcast

water brook

Sorry, no content matched your criteria.

Primary Sidebar

Categories

Parenting and Family
Health/Fitness
Encouragement and faith
Home School
Recipes
Surf
Travel
Miscellaneous

Search this website

Recent Posts

Facing Seasons of Anxiety {Episode 57, with Ruth Schwenk}
How We Can Best Support our Friends with Special-Needs Kids {Episode 56 with Sandra Peoples}
Encouragement for “Solo-Parenting” Boys {Episode 55 with Jen McDonald}
27 Ways to Finish the School Year Strong {Episode 54 with Robert Bortins}
Happy Mothers’ Day! A Reading, an Announcement, and a Giveaway {Episode 53}

We have raised our boys on an island with much rac

We have raised our boys on an island with much racial diversity. We were one of the only white families on the street my oldest boys grew up on and they were the definite minorities in their preschools and on sports teams. In many ways we have felt blessed to raise our boys this way — with little notice or care of skin color. (When Luke was small he told someone his dad was black because he was very tanned and Luke assumed that meant black 😊). We have spent tons of time in fellowship with fiends who are Filipino, Mexican, Portuguese, Japanese, Hawaiian, Chinese, Korean, and black. (And others ✨). Race and skin color just hasn’t been an issue for any of us. ⁣
⁣
But now with everything happening in the world our hearts break and we are reminded that we have a responsibility to pray and to ask how we can help... Even if we are not affected directly, our brothers and sisters are affected, and therefore we are too. ⁣
So, we talk as a family. About the sin of pride that begets all other sin. About the role of a believer to step out of our comfort zone and ask, “what can I do?” ⁣
⁣
-and until we have an answer to that, we pray that people will experience the love and forgiveness found in Jesus, who was willing to lay down His life for all of us. ⁣
Images from @briansumner and @wendy_speake. ♥️

Please indulge me in a brief moment of momma-prIde

Please indulge me in a brief moment of momma-prIde. 💙Today!! @lukeswanson_ is featured in @surfer_magazine and that’s a big dream come true. ✨✨✨ For those of you who have been with us on this journey for years...you know this did not come easy and I’d not taken for granted 😲🙏I’m so proud of you Luke. For your hard work and incredible surfing, yes. But even more for your humble heart that wants to honor God in all you do. #10000hours #boymom #boymombook

A late happy {aloha🌺} Friday introduction...for

A late happy {aloha🌺} Friday introduction...for my newer friends, or anyone who doesn’t know me super well... 🥰 ⁣
⁣
🤗I’m Monica, proud mom to 4 boys and wife to Dr. Dave. Here’s a few tidbits from my more recent life: ⁣
⁣
1. Over the past 2 years I’ve become a total “dog person”. After the disappointing news that the Australian Shepherd we hoped to adopt from a ranch on Maui was not entirely an Aussie, 😲😂 we took him home anyways and named him Thor. Thor has officially stolen all of our hearts and now I’m a crazy dog person. 🐶 😊 I’ve started writing a series of children’s “Thor stories” I hope to share someday...☺️⁣
⁣
2. I’ve been blogging for 9.5 years and my book, Boy Mom, was released last summer. In it you’ll find a big hunk of my heart as I share my love for my sons and what I learned over the years matters most in raising them. I’m so thankful to hear it has encouraged a lot of boy moms this last year 🥰👊🏻✨⁣
⁣
3. Currently I am creating an online course for parents who want to raise tweens and teens of character. ✨This grew out of chapter 6 of Boy Mom, and in response to lots of emails with follow-up questions. 🙌🏼🙏💙 I’m giddy with excitement to share this (huge undertaking😂😲) project with all of you. It will be out sometime this summer. (link in bio to sign up on interest page!👍🏼). ⁣
⁣
4. My Boy Mom Podcast has grown to be a favorite part of my life. I’m so glad I took the leap and started it almost a year ago. 🤓⁣
⁣
5. Other random facts: I have dental anxiety and at least a few times a week I bolt up in bed trying to remember if I brushed my teeth (I always have🤷🏼‍♀️). I am super driven and work hard but I’m not a perfectionist. I’m a kid at heart and love to laugh and play and eat chewy candy like my grandma used to have (spice drops anyone?😂🤷🏼‍♀️) (and yes, note dental anxiety, above. 🤭😌). I still have a huge crush on my husband and when he sings I get weak in the knees.😍 I can’t imagine a morning without coffee and my Bible. God has been incredibly faithful and patient with me, and I so want to please Him. ♥️⁣
⁣
Can I get to know you better?! Share one random fact I probably don’t know in comments. 😘😘

It’s such a long wait for the brothers to get ho

It’s such a long wait for the brothers to get home from surfing. 🐕 🥰😂

Load More... Follow on Instagram

Footer

Search this website

Most Popular

What a Teenage Boy Needs Most from his Mom
Is your Teen Pulling Away? 7 Ways You might be causing it
When Your Kid Argues about Everything {5 tips}
The Secret of Your "Naturally Skinny" Friends

Copyright © 2020 Monica Swanson · All Rights Reserved · Privacy Policy