There are a lot of hardships to being a military family but paying for counseling is not one of those things. What? Free counseling? Yes....

When Motherhood Feels Heavy

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Motherhood is unlike anything else. I know that sounds incredibly cliche, but it's true. It's more than a job. It's more than a position...
  "Sometimes you feel foolish, even look foolish, but you do the thing anyway.” –Gus, The Go Giver   She’s beautiful, collected, approachable and she's oozing self-confidence. Her...
The guilt I am ridden with as I write this post is consuming me. To think that my beautiful children that I waited a...
I cried at Chick-fil-A today. I went there to eat my feelings, but instead I ended up making everyone around me exceptionally uncomfortable.  I fully...
Dear Urgent Care, You are the unsung hero of my motherhood journey because my kids ALWAYS get sick on Friday night. It is uncanny! I...
We have all been there. It is after normal office hours and your child is not well. The fever that has been coming and...
  Finding your way when a village doesn't exist Perhaps it's one of those nostalgic, rose-colored glasses perspectives, but it often feels like the days when parents...
Parents know that rules are necessary. Rules keep order in the chaos of raising children; they provide structure and expectations; they are the yardstick...
All it takes is one preggo brain, three littles scurrying around at your feet, and a deployed spouse (or any one of those things)...
Back to school is a busy time with buying school supplies, sports physicals, teacher meetings, open houses, clothes shopping and more. But if you’re...
When it comes to food, I have a couple weaknesses - baked goods, chocolate, coffee, and wine. I've always enjoyed the art of baking,...

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Our Boys Said “Yes” to the ARMY

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When our two oldest boys decided that playing baseball for the Red Sox wasn't in the cards, they needed to make a new plan....