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 and husband Tim have been married for 18 years and are the parents of Ellen, 13, and Ryan, 10. Tim nominated his wife for Mom of the Month, noting that one of the best things about her was "her ability to organize a hectic household with two busy kids and a husband seemingly going in three different directions."

When Fegley first had her children she worked outside the home in medical billing. "It would have been very hard for me to stay home full time," Fegley remembers. But as her children grew they quickly became interested in doing more. Ellen was in kindergarten and Ryan was about a year old when Fegley decided to become a full-time mother.

It was a "really hard decision," she said. Things were working well. "I had them in a really good day care. They really liked it there and they never got sick."

But she wanted to be more active in her children's lives and also more involved in their school. "I wanted to know more about what my kids were doing," she said.

The Fegleys are involved with dance, scouting, football, baseball and cheering. Lisa is on the Christian education board at her church where she helps coordinate various children's activities including vacation Bible school. She also recently became co-president of her son's Parent Teacher Organization.

Fegley says that without working full time outside the home she now has the time to volunteer -- and she does as much as she can. "I want to do my part," she said. She believes volunteering at school is the right thing to do. "If each person just does one thing, then that lightens the load for the others." She also explained how volunteering sets a good example for her children and how it teaches them service to others.

Though it may seem like Fegley is pulled in many different directions, she's able to handle it all. She says she is a "detail-oriented person" and she has a very organized calendar. Still, there are times when things don't always go as smoothly as she planned.

Fegley admits there are times when "I get crazy. I do get frantic." When the kid's schedules are really ramped up ... when there's sports and board meetings to juggle, Fegley has learned that her family can only keep that sort of busy schedule going for six weeks or so at a time. That's when she knows she is reaching her limit.

"Then," Fegley says, "something's got to give!" But at the same time she says that if her life wasn't like this she would get bored.

Busy moms like Fegley often see dinnertime as a daily challenge. How can they get their families fed while getting to all activities and events on time?

Fegley has an easy attitude about this: "Sometimes we just don't eat ... or we eat at 8 p.m.!"

Every family needs down time and for the Fegleys, that is Wednesday and Friday nights. They like to watch movies together or play games.

Fegley remembers what it was like before she had children. She and her husband were active, even then. They'd meet at home after work and ride bikes together. Something else they enjoyed was renovating their home. "We would paint a room just because we wanted to," Fegley recalls. But now home projects like that require much more planning. "Now it is a big production," she said.

Though the Fegleys are very busy and sometimes frazzled, they wouldn't change a thing. Fegley is not yearning for the days when her children are moved out of the house. But, what will she do when that time comes?

"Well, we'll just have to find something else to do!"

More on the Mom of the Month

--Fegley loves to read and she enjoys Harlequin romances. "They're quick and easy to read."

--She takes a ZUMBA Latin exercise class, but admits it is a bit challenging. "I just can't shake quite like that!" she says.

--Fegley grew up in Manheim.

--She doesn't worry about her children growing up too fast. She says, "I never minded the natural progression of my children."

--Burgundy is her favorite color.

--She has one younger sister.

By Maureen Leader, Features writer