It was a big, well, let’s just say "discussion" in our house. An ongoing discussion that lasted for months. My oldest son, who has...
When the nesting urge struck me recently, it struck like lightning. Everything that lingered on my to-do list for the last eight months suddenly...
Despite being a busy wife, caregiver, volunteer, and homeschooling mama of five, I seem to find myself playing silly social media games quite frequently....
A dear friend of mine wrote a blog On Becoming A Mom Who Plays. I can't even begin to tell you how much that struggle resonates....
I left them with no question of my love. I know this, because I had catalogued each hug, each kiss, each whispered “I love...
I walked into her room to find her sitting up happily. With poop in each hand, she smiled a big toothy grin at me....
When I found out a year ago that I was pregnant, I vowed not to be one of those women who completely changes when...
Our house was hit hard this year. It started around Halloween and is still haunting us in the New Year. I don’t think we...
My first Christmas gift of the season came a couple weeks early, at a play date with a dear friend and our kids. As...
I proudly wear many hats in my family. I am the cook, the house cleaner, the chauffeur, and, sometimes, I am even the doctor....
Everybody gets heart eyes for Christmas. I mean, I can see why. The lights, the music, the childlike expectation of Christmas morning. Christmas is...
Like so many other girls, I grew up with hunting but not as a hunter. I knew my uncles went turkey hunting Thanksgiving morning....
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Bedtime is finally here, again. The house is quiet. But your mind is racing through a never-ending...
