Valentine’s Day is just around the corner, and while there’s always a lot of focus on flowers, jewelry and all the girly stuff, the husbands and dads in our lives deserve to be spoiled too. So let’s talk Man...
Let's admit it, we've all fantasized about the ideal birth. The moment you find out you're pregnant, you start looking into birthing classes.  Will you do it Au Naturale? Bradley? Lamaze? Hypnobirth? There are so many options and so...
Wavy, corkscrew, wiry, ringlets, spiral and everyone’s favorite ...kinky. You know hair has a personality of its own when the world needs multiple adjectives to categorize it. Most people with curly hair hate it and people that don’t have...
I love it when I find a product that makes my job as a parent just a tad bit easier. My grandmother, however, would likely scoff at all the "new-fangled" products marketed to parents these days. But hey, even Supermom...
Over the next few days, the forecast in Jacksonville calls for temps nearing 80 degrees with no rain and no clouds. In other words, it’s going to feel like summer. We’re even planning to go to the beach, because...
If you are like me, you are overwhelmed with the amount of artwork your kids bring home from school. It seems like everday there is something new! Part of you wants to throw it away, but the guilt starts...
"Make a rainbow cake," he said. "It will be easy," he said. Words from my husband John that inspired me to be an awesome mom (more awesome than usual) and actually bake a birthday cake this year for my...
If there is one thing I've taken away from TLC's 19 Kids and Counting largest family, The Duggers, it's "Buy Used, Save the Difference." When my first baby came along he could have nothing but the best. His brand spanking new garments...
Sara Phipps

Moms on the Edge

Let me just put on my Captain Obvious tights for a minute and say that being a mom is pretty all-consuming. Once you’ve got a whole other human being (or a few) to worry about, a lot of YOU...
As I sit here on my flight to Hershey, PA, I'm reminded how grateful I am to be flying solo. Last week I flew with my three-year-old son and all of his "accessories." The key to traveling with a...
A few months ago, a friend complimented me on a pair of pants, and I told her they were from Penelope T. “Where’s that?” she replied. I think I momentarily froze in shock. This question was coming from one...
If you haven't heard of the Elf on the Shelf, chances are you aren't a parent or your kids are too young to really get it. In fact, the only reason I know about it is due to my...

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