The school system may say that summer is over, but summer as a season is certainly not. We’ve still got a couple more months of long hot days that moms with preschoolers need to fill. Or just survive. Better...
My heart nearly exploded the day we found out we were having a boy. Holding him in my arms for the first time and looking at his sweet soft face, I began to hope and pray for his future....
I’ve started to write this no less than thirty times. Emotionally, I can hardly handle the fact my daughter is going to kindergarten.
I look at her and I fall between welling up in tears and being shocked about how...
Somewhere along the way I told myself that hard things = bad things, and that I couldn't do hard things. Isn’t it scary how those things we tell ourselves(or that others tell us) become our truth? So I was...
I'm not as much of a Stars Wars fan as I could be but I admire the Jedi. When selecting a title this quote came smashing in to my mind, and it's appropriate so here we go.
I have been...
Walking through the aisles of Target for diapers, I turned a corner and wham! There was the back to school display! So many emotions! Where I once would be buying supplies for myself as a student, I was now...
I’m just a girl clutching her VCR, begging it to live forever.
Family Movie Night - what started out as something fun to do with our daughter when we brought a new baby home, has turned into a wouldn’t-miss-it weekly...
I became a mom in an unusual way. My first child was newly 12 when he came home. He was sweet and precious and quirky and more. He still can be, at 16, but he's also becoming a young...
Lately I've been seeing a lot of posts on social media about people commenting on families. I've read countless stories of encounters with old ladies, old men, young moms and dads, and pretty much anyone in...
Daylight Donuts used to be near the corner across from the Chevron Station that used to be on the corner of College and Glenn Avenue. It wasn't much to look at, but it was a special place for our...
Parenthood
Our Summer Survival Strategy
Summer is here whether I like it or not. Admittedly, it’s not my favorite season, but I’m both excited and a bit nervous about...
