Holidays in a military family can be something of a Choose Your Own Adventure. Far from family and the comfort of holidays at home, you're forced to create your own traditions--sometimes with people you barely know. I'm not from a large...
If there's one thing I've learned about having young children, it's that they are completely unpredictable. Trying to determine whether or not they will be happy or miserable in any situation is like playing the slots. But our goal...
Yes, it's that time of year. A time when we are supposed to spend time with family, build gingerbread houses, and deck the halls. How did it get so busy? The shopping, the elfing, the baking, the card mailing,...
If you've read any of my posts for Jacksonville Moms Blog over the past couple of years, then you probably know I'm a card-carrying Navy Wife- and that at any given time, my husband is probably somewhere far from...
Imagine walking in to a place with your children, the color of the flooring and walls comforting like the nearby sandy beach and ocean. The space feels clean and inviting just like the smiling faces who welcome you. You...
Just like birth stories, all moms seem to have such varied and unique tales of their trials and tribulations with potty training. Now that I've finally (FINALLY!!!!) made it through our potty training adventure x 2... I'm ready to believe that I...
So, I am surrounded by teachers. Not just because I am involved in PTA, but because my dear mother is a retired teacher and many of my family members are teachers, as are countless friends from high school, college...
"Liam, you dug up the broccoli that you JUST planted!" "Sydney, please keep the dirt in the garden honey! No, honey, don't eat the dirt, it's yucky!"
Sound anything like your house when you are attempting a fun family project?...
“Hi! I’m Linda Claire. What is your name?” asked my four-year-old daughter to another mom at the park one afternoon. I was a few feet away, wrangling my two-year-old, and I smiled to myself. I have been working on...
I want to be like Virginia Dill when I grow up — that’s what I thought to myself as I recently left the Jacksonville School of the Arts.
As I walked into the beautiful facility, I heard a group of...
My very first email address began with treehugger; I created cards to pass out to my friends in high school in celebration of Earth Day, but I’m not the greenest mom on earth. In fact, I drive a beast...
It seems like just yesterday I was with my son as his very first pediatric appointment. The past seven months have flown by, and as a new mom, I frequently have questions for my doctor in between wellness visits....