I recently read Chip and Joanna Gaines' The Magnolia Story.  I loved the book. I love every story that births something from the bare...
We all know Halloween is a big deal, especially for those with small children. However, parents face the same conundrum every year: what to...
Last week our cat passed away suddenly from congestive heart failure. Her loss was the icing on the cake of what has been...
  Dear food allergy parent, I see you at new parent orientation. I see you sink down a little in your seat as the teacher tells...
In its most simple definition, a book club is comprised of a group of people drawn together to read. The members can share their...
Halloween. Pumpkins. Candy ... OH MY!!  Did you know that it takes 400 jumping jacks to work off ONE fun-sized Nestle Crunch Bar?? That's nearly...
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...

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Ignorance Is Bliss: The Quiet Resilience of Military Children

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Military Children are always described as resilient. But what resilience begins in ignorance, in the carefree unawareness of life, just shifting all around them?...