As parents, we never wake up for the day and anticipate a trip to the ER for your child. However, knowing we have the most amazing options through Baptist Health and Wolfson Children's Hospital helps put my mind at...
I’m finally well enough to write this post — thanks to a stomach bug taking over our house, just a week after I recovered from the flu for the second time this year. I knew it was coming —...
A little dramatic, I know. But hear me out. As a mom of three, life can be hectic. My kids ages range from 8 to nearly a year old. So, it’s safe to say that I’m pulled in every...
It's not uncommon for adults to focus on making healthier lifestyle choices after the new year — but what about our children? Setting a healthy example is proven to reduce weight issues in kids — and it should be...
Who couldn't use a hug during at least some point in their day? Every day. Life is hard. Adulting sucks sometimes (a lot of times). Being a mom is hard. But you know what isn't hard? Giving a hug....
Neither my husband nor I had glasses as a child. In fact, my vision is still pretty good in my late 40s except for the need to wear readers when I'm working on the computer all day. I can...
January 18th marks the one-year anniversary of having my partial hysterectomy. I contemplated whether I was willing to share my story, but I thought it might be important to share since I ignored symptoms that led up to needing...
My life changed forever on June 5, 2020, when we welcomed our first baby during the height of COVID-19. This pregnancy was nothing like what I thought it would be. It started with solo OB appointments, solo ultrasounds, a...
We put ourselves through so much pain in our search for beauty. We get needles in our faces, lasers to burn off our skin, starve ourselves to be thinner, have hair ripped out of our bodies with waxing, threading,...
You’re 19, in college, dreaming of studying abroad in Paris. It never happens, but the dream of visiting Paris will remain. Fast forward: You’re a wife and mom of two young children, living the daily routine. You’re presented with...
New year, who dis?
You did it, Mama. You survived the holidays. You wrapped the presents, moved the elf, remembered all of the school activities (sort of). You celebrated, you planned, you cooked the meals, you made everything magical and...
Ten years ago, in November 2013, my world flipped upside down. It was Black Friday, and I was trying to get into the "Christmas Spirit." Late that afternoon, I got a call from my dad, and I knew it...