In its most simple definition, a book club is comprised of a group of people drawn together to read. The members can share their interpretations and opinions; food and drinks can be shared; life experiences can be drawn from...
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. Read on for all of the reasons I believe everyone should giving counseling a shot.
Myth:...
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 or trait. It turns your entire life upside down and spits you out on a...
"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 outfits are on trend, yet, effortless and with no fuss. She almost always has a...
The guilt I am ridden with as I write this post is consuming me. To think that my beautiful children that I waited a lifetime to have can sometimes (not always) be the subject of the madness of my...
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 had an established village was a lot less overwhelming than modern-day parenting. That's not to...
Parents know that rules are necessary. Rules keep order in the chaos of raising children; they provide structure and expectations; they are the yardstick to measure anything from behavior to development. Rules are a guideline to life.
In Little Fires...
When it comes to food, I have a couple weaknesses - baked goods, chocolate, coffee, and wine. I've always enjoyed the art of baking, but somewhere along the way I began to appreciate the baked goods being prepared (hence...
Last January, I enrolled my 4 1/2-year-old in ballet. She had been begging me for nearly a year and the begging only intensified after she watched the movie Leap.
I didn’t think she’d like ballet. I didn’t like it as...
I have always been a runner. That doesn’t mean I’m an impressively fast athlete, but running has always been a part of my life, going back to when I was 12 years old. Long before children, I went on...
Tonight, I did one of my favorite things: I went to see a movie by myself. All by myself. I like to pick a movie that I know my husband or kids will not like, devour some nachos or...
Recently, Serena Williams competed in her 18th singles tournament in Wimbledon. Although she was runner up to Angelique Kerber from Germany, she has actually already won that title seven times and has an amazing 779 career match wins.
This year...
Military Lifestyle
2025 Book Bingo: Military Edition
If you are already a reader or want to dedicate more time to reading in 2025, consider participating in our 2025 Book Bingo: Military...
