I’ve always felt a mixed bag of emotions regarding tablets with my children, who are now 4 and 7 years old. The way we use them with our kids has changed over the last couple years, but it’s complicated.
My...
We are a family who loves to travel. Local or international, weekend getaways or week-long adventures. We're in for it all. The memories are priceless, and the chance to escape the distractions of day-to-day life can help reset and...
If there’s one huge gift we as parents can give our kids, it’s the knowledge they need to grow up to be financially stable adults.
As National Teach Your Child to Save Day rolls around this month (April 20), now...
It was the last Friday of September 2016, a week since our visit with the geneticist. I had not thought much about the impending results of Eden’s skeletal survey. I had prayed, and in my life, prayer had always...
Living in the Sunshine State certainly comes with perks — perfect weather almost 24/7 for beach days, park dates and picnics. But in the springtime, often between three to five o'clock, it is safe to say you can expect...
Mom dating. It can be rough out there. Since becoming a mom and having my whole world, schedule, activities and mental health flipped upside down, I've been on a fierce hunt for mom friends. But it's a tricky endeavor....
Springtime is here! One of my favorite things about the spring is the garage and yard sales. Everyone decides to KonMari their lives, and I gladly take their unwanted items. My second favorite thing about springtime is SPRING CLEANING!...
“Light, white, and bright.” Those are the words that seem to run through my head a dozen times a day as I walk through my house. I’ve lived here for over 10 years. This is the house my husband...
Take a deep breath. Camping with a toddler is not as stressful as you may think it would be. With summer coming up in a couple of months, this is the best time to start planning for your trip....
"We're getting haircuts today!" I announce cheerily to my kids. Cue the groans, crocodile tears and excuses pretty much immediately: I hate haircuts! The blowdryer is SO loud, it hurts my ears! The scissors are scary! It makes my...
Just over a week ago, we watched as frightened teens ran for their lives out of a South Florida high school. A school. A place where we send our kids for the day in hopes that they return when...
What was life like before Facebook and Instagram?
Nowadays with almost everyone owning a smart phone, it is way too easy to get up to speed on everyone else's seemingly perfect lives. I see photos of friends vacationing in Hawaii...