Teaching our children about kindness is one of the most important life lessons we can instill. Kindness not only fosters healthy relationships, but it also contributes to raising more compassionate human beings. As parents, it’s our responsibility to help...
In a time with so much information and technology at our fingertips, it’s easy to get caught up in the "bigger is better" mentality. Social media being a big factor in this, as its double-edged sword serves as both...
You forgot to post on National Daughters Day. Does this mean you love your daughters less if it’s not photo-documented on social media? Yes, yes it does. Kidding, of course.
In actuality, some of us struggle with this. We grew...
Homeschool is a natural extension of our life, and the beauty is that you can create it to look how you want it to. It can be fun and meaningful. If you are in this season of life with...
A few weeks ago, I found myself back at a playground in our old neighborhood. My oldest son had a basketball game in the area, and I let my twins play on the playground while his team warmed up...
Why do I always have to yell like a crazy person for anyone to listen in my house?? Hey, can you pick up your shoes please, and put them where they go? Hey, can you pick up your shoes,...
We all need someone in a relationship whose words speak life into us; someone whose praise outweighs their complaints. Healthy relationships are ones that encourage us in defeat, align with us in injustice, comforts us in sadness, and expresses...
30. 3-0. The Dirty 30. The Beginning of Middle Age. The End of the Best Years of Your Life.
I've heard people describe turning 30 in almost every way imaginable. So, why am I talking about this? Why does this...
There are many random things that we may have had on our summer bucket lists.
I have always wanted to find a shark’s tooth (a fossil... not a tooth inside of a living shark). So, I asked a good friend...
"You only have 18 summers to spend with your kids; make each one of them count."
This phrase or one similar to it is a familiar statement plastered all over social media, in mom groups, and on motherhood blogs. It...
If you are a parent, you have probably found yourself in moments of frustration, where the sound of your own voice becomes suddenly unpleasant, even to you. Moments where what could have been teaching, became preaching. And rather than...
My second time enduring middle school, this time as a parent, I thought I was prepared. What I wasn’t prepared for was the time machine that transported me back to 1985 to feel the exact same emotions and insecurities...