Christie Pettus
Christie Pettus is a full time working wife and mother living her suburban cul de sac dream in Orange Park, Fl. She is Mom to two awesome teenagers, McKenzie and Ethan, who have come to accept that certain parts of their lives will be blogged about, so they should act accordingly. As graduates of the University of Florida, she and her husband Ryan can be found rooting on their alma mater every chance they get including the more obscure sports. LaCrosse anyone? When she’s not judging her kids' questionable teenage choices, she can be found hiding in a room buried in a good book or writing, editing, and dreaming about being a full-time author.
Three Moms Put Fresh Wave To The Test
The Jacksonville Moms Blog Team has partnered with Fresh Wave for this sponsored review. Warning to all readers: We are all in LOVE with these products!
This past month, three of us were thrilled to be...
Stop Telling My Daughter To Gain Weight
“When is she going to put a little meat on her bones?”
“She’s so cute and petite.”
Those have been common, and mostly harmless, statements directed towards my daughter for the better part of her thirteen...
Fathom Cruises: Providing Travelers A Unique Way to Give Back
As a mom of two, teaching my children to be thankful for the opportunities they are afforded and showing them ways we, as a family, can give back to those less fortunate has always...
I’m Your Mom, and I’ll Snoop If I Want To
"What do you mean you went through my cell phone while I was at school," my son questioned as I began discussing my findings.
"You left it on the counter, and I remembered it was...
I’m No Expert
I’m no expert. I feel like that needs to be said every time I sit down to write a blog post that starts with anything related to “the best time to…” or “how to...
The Breathtaking Moments of Motherhood
They’ve always caught me off guard. Those moments as a Mom where I’m stopped dead in my tracks completely blindsided by this crazy ride called motherhood. It’s never really been the expected that’s done...
A Crisis of Faith: We Choose Love
There are parenting moments that absolutely knock you to your core. The pressure to do and say the right thing because the moment is so profound becomes overwhelming. There’s no winging it or knowing...
Middle School: Everything I Thought I Knew Was (Mostly) Wrong
I remember the day vividly.
As I drove through my new neighborhood right smack in the middle of suburbia with my toddler and infant in the backseat, there they were. Two boys obviously living in...
JMB Gives Back: Jacksonville Area School Supply Drives
As a Mom of two school-aged children, this time of year means preparing for Back-to School, and one of the biggest things included in that is school supply shopping. For our family, it's something...
Exploring Jacksonville One Craft Beer At A Time
The day a beautiful glass full of Southern Tier Pumking with a graham cracker ring was placed in front of me, I discovered a whole different world of what it means to drink beer....
Why You Can’t Have It All
As I recently sat in a room full of women who’d found themselves in leadership roles within their field, I listened to a speaker talk about the choices she’d made over the years. Declining...
Finding My Tribe: The Value of Female Friendships
I admit to spending most of my life not understanding the true value of female friendships. It's not that I didn't have friends, some of those long-lasting, but I didn't understand how the friendships...