Faith . Food Allergies . Family Life.
I noticed it recently in our travels. It is hard to miss really. Anywhere you go, no matter the place. Whether it be a location encompassed in beauty or a destination filled with wonder, you will find it—the masses of people capturing images of self. Photo after photo. Pose after pose. This epidemic spreads across …
We wanted to finish our southern tour of the United States with a trip that started in New Orleans, traveled along the Gulf Coast, and ended in Destin, FL. After all, if you are close to the beautiful, white sandy beaches of Destin, you have to go. My first tip from this trip is: If …
Our tour of the 50 states continued with a trip to Las Vegas, Nevada. My husband had a work trip at the end of April and asked if we’d like to join him. It had been awhile since we’d traveled out of state, and we were ready for a change of scenery so we jumped …
There is a trend that surfaces in the summer. It looks something like this: I’m sure you have seen these checklists running rampant. My first thought was, “Clever idea for kids who struggle with too much screen time.” But then it seemed that this was only the tiny seed by which the giant tree grew, …
Have you ever wrestled with fear? This week I had to face a deep-seated fear as my peanut allergic child was going to eat 24 peanuts. Cue the terror. Noah has been working through peanut OIT for one and a half years and this week was the culmination of all of his hard work, as …
“These commandments that I give you today are to be on your hearts. Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up.” Deuteronomy 6:6-7 Tonight, at dinner, we were talking about the baptisms we had …
Dear Marie, On behalf of all Americans, I would like to apologize. I am sorry that you had to tell us to throw away our excess stuff. We confess, we have too much. We need to downsize, throw away, scale-back, scale-down… all of it. It has gotten out of hand. I like to think that …
The kids are fighting for the millionth time. The chores need done for the millionth time. The laundry sits and waits for my attention for the millionth time. Someone is hungry, someone is thirsty, someone is climbing something they shouldn’t, and I am feeling tired. This mom-life gig is hard. It is monotonous and every …
As a child, I had toured the Eiffel Tower in Paris and walked on the beaches of Greece, but had yet to see some iconic US tourist destinations like Mount Rushmore. Because of this, I am determined to show my kids the beauty in our own United States before they go abroad and Mount Rushmore …
Have you ever been at the park and noticed a mother with the same number of children as you? Were they similar to your kid’s ages? Did you think you were living mirrored lives, except the only difference was she seemed to have it all together? We easily compare ourselves in motherhood, but I’m here …