The conversations seeping through the cracks of the their bedroom door, the morning of the big dance with their daddy, was sound proof that everyone speaks their own love language.  The laughter, the music, the dreaming about their big night out, was just as exciting to hear, as seeing them… Read More →

I still remember some of the heaviest words I ever received as a parent.  My husband and I sat nervously in our pastor’s parenting class.  We were first timers, our first baby was all of about 3 months old and we knew we needed to figure out how to do… Read More →

(affiliate links included in post). I didn’t know I had a temper until I had kids. Can you relate to that? We love our babies (obviously). But sometimes our temper gets the best of us and we need a big do-over. And, if you are curious I’m so with you…. Read More →

As I was watching my middle daughter scroll so quickly through her Snap Chat feed, I couldn’t help but think about how much information she was taking into her mind in just seconds. I looked across the room, and there my littlest daughter was watching her favorite TV network, HGTV… Read More →

I sat beside my girl and watched her pencil out letters onto the lined and dashed paper.  Copywork.  Carefully guiding her pencil down from the top of a lowercase d, she struggles to make this writing thing natural, still learning.  And it comes out backward.  I sigh and cringe inwardly… Read More →

(This month we are starting a new series on #momgoals for 2017! We’d love to hear yours! ) I jolted out of the bed at the sound of my alarm – because for the love of everything, turn it off as quickly as possible lest the tiny sleeping humans hear… Read More →

It’s not surprising that when you look at the description for each of the generations — like Baby Boomers, Gen X, and the Millenials, known as Gen Y and Gen Z — that I tend to think more like a Millenial than my own generation. That’s because I was immersed… Read More →

I have a two year-old daughter with bright blue eyes and bouncy blond pigtails. She has two older brothers, but she’s a “girlie girl” at heart. This combination leads to some rather strange behavior, like pretending her hands are laser guns and making shooting sounds while declaring loudly, “I’m a… Read More →

Several years ago I briefly had a blog devoted completely to my favorite television shows. I felt a bit silly devoting so much time to it, but it was fun and, I thought, harmless. Until a friend said she was proud of me for following my passion, that is. My… Read More →