Jeané Miller's life is crazy. But because of her humor, neighbors, and an occasional perfect cup of coffee, she wouldn't change a thing.   Miller is the mother of six children--steps...

Apryl Sweezy is the first one to admit that her life is a sort of "controlled chaos."   And she'll also admit that motherhood has at times been a little overwhelming for her. Especially sin...

Have a baby and there is one piece of universal advice that everyone gets. It doesn't have to do with feeding, discipline or television. It has nothing to do with working outside the home versus b...

  Carol Wallace knows what it takes to run a family. She knows how to run successful relationships. And Wallace also knows what it takes to run both her professional life along with running ...

"You can't complain. You just do the best you can. You have to do what you have to do for your family and move on. Just pull yourself up by your bootstraps and get going." These are the words...

Melissa Lane admits that she was never a hard core goal setter when it came to what she wanted to do with her life. "I just always went day to day and my life has slowly unfolded. I've always been...

Wendy Letavic loves the summer. She loves spending the time with her family sleeping in late and just relaxing by the pool. Letavic is mom to 14-year-old Quin and 12-year-old Ally.   She re...

"But I don't do anything."   That's what Shannon Campagna said when she was told she was Lanc.Moms.com's next Mom of the Month. "Why me?" she asked. "I don't do anything."   Campagna...

There is a saying that while we make plans, God laughs.     We can always try to make plans for our life, but, ultimately, we are not in control. Someone who knows this quite well is M...

Have a conversation with Tracey Weller and any woman with any kind of mothering experience would be tempted to give her a big hug and tell her everything is going to be fine. Just fine. Weller is...

Melissa Voler is a stay-at-home mom to three girls: Rebecca, 13; Olivia, 12 and Kathryn, 10. The Voler girls said they all worked together to fill out the application for their mother to be Mom of...

At certain times in our lives, many of us have gone where we thought we never would. It's that sense of alarm when we say or do something, pulled from the past, that prompts us to look u...

Lisa Fegley is a mom on the move -- whether she is driving her two children to their activities or volunteering at their school or attending a board meeting or maybe even skiing or hiking. Fegley...

Mom of the Month Kimberly Fletcher has had a few surprises as a parent. But as busy as this mother of 17-year-old twins, Natasha and Morgan, is, she's never missed a beat. In Fletcher's fifth mon...

Mom of the Month Linda Schuetze looks back on her life and family and says she is "humbled and thankful. Everything has worked out perfectly."    Schuetze and her husband, Tim, are par...

  Just hearing about Michelle Malzacher's life can make you tired. Malzacher is the Latin and linguistics teacher at St. Leo the Great School. She is also the Home School Association presid...

"If I had known how fun grandchildren were, I would have had them first." Michelle Fralich has three children: Matt, 29; Kim, 25 and Kelli, 23. She was a stay-at-home mom while her children were ...

Kelly Scarff is one blessed woman. She has four healthy children: Elizabeth, 21; Charles, 14; Caroline, 12; and Margaret, 8.She's blessed with a historical home that she loves to manage. And she's...

"The Most Important Work You Will Ever Do Will Be Within The Walls of Your Own Home." ~ Harold B. Lee This is a sign in Cathy Kambouroglos' living room. You may think that as a stay at home mom to...

Fifteen years ago Lynne Zanowski had life all figured out. She had just had her first baby. The maternity leave from her company had ended. Childcare for baby Ben was lined up and she was ready to...

It seems 23-year-old 's life has always revolved around children. First of all, she was raised in a large family - three sisters and one brother. Her fiancé Dwayne Dickerson's siblings are ...

How many times have you been tempted to tell your kids, "Just do as I say, not as I do?" We tell our kids to eat healthy foods, be kind and considerate, have respect... work hard, set goals, be or...

AS MOTHERS we all want to teach our children about what's important in life. Taking care of family, spending time with good friends, finding fulfilling work and doing the right thing.It's great to...

The old saying goes that a journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step. And according to Mom of the Month, Sarah McBee, the journey to physical fitness and strength also begins that way....

As moms, we all want our kids to eat healthier and we do try. We really do try. But often our efforts look more like, "Ok, Johnny, just one glass of soda." Or, "Kids, you may have only one handful...

The image is classic. A very pregnant woman declares "It's time!" and chaos ensues. The husband drives at breakneck speed to the hospital's maternity ward. The laboring woman curses a blue streak ...

They say behind every jolly old elf, is an even jollier woman. Meet Mrs. Claus, the silent yet strong partner to Santa Claus, the celebrity known over the globe for his generosity on Christmas Day...

Walking into the log cabin that Shirley Harms shares with her husband, Ned, in Conestoga, one gets the feeling that good things are about to happen. Fun things. Unexpected things. Maybe it wa...

When asked what she likes to do for fun, Leslie Rice might tell you about the joy of spending a night on the living room floor in her sleeping bag. Or how exciting puppet theatre can be. Or how ...

"Why not?"   They are words to live by for Irene Aco-Cortes, a Lancaster resident and mother of three. Since arriving in the United States three years ago from a small Aztec community in ...

If Chris Duncan had more time in the day there is nothing she would add to her life. This mother of two and wife of 15 years is passionate about one thing, her family.    Chris and he...

It's an inevitable part of life that kids will grow up and take flight, as Traci Downey knows better than most. A mother of five, she has watched her first two children graduate from college and b...

"I have a degree in economics," Marc Eckert says. "But it should be in home economics." The Lancaster resident and father of two smiles as he delivers his joke. He's referring to his rather u...

Turning up the heat on what kids eat If your only exposure to chefs and their kitchens comes from "Top Chef," "Iron Chef" and the multitude of frenzied and furious restaurant shows on TV, you...

Adoption is just one of many ways to be a mom     Like so many young couples out there, Jodi Martin and her husband, Zachary, of East Earl, wanted a family. The problem was, it wasn't...