Faith . Food Allergies . Family Life.
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 …
“Sweet Caroline. Good times never seemed so good… so good, so good, so good!” Not quite Carolina, but I can’t help and sing that song when I think about the Carolinas. This was one of the first state tour trips we decided to take. We knew these states offered rich history mixed with beautiful beaches. …
We have a goal to travel through the 50 states with our kids in the next few years. This dream was birthed when we were in the thick of baby and toddler years. Hours spent at home nursing and rocking babies, led my wanderlust heart to dream up family adventures. Did I mention I am …
My husband grew up camping… now by camping, I mean, he stayed in his parent’s van while everyone else slept in the tent. He said the tent “smelled”. I know, I know. I married a true outdoors man. Nevertheless, he did enjoy camping, and we live in Colorado, so naturally when the kids grew a …
Tonight at work I met a couple who have 8 children: 4 biological and 4 adopted. All 4 adopted children are siblings who have a life-long debilitating medical condition. This mother homeschools her kids and somehow finds the time to run a nonprofit organization that specializes in social justice for children. How? I mean, how …
Do you ever wake-up feeling weary? Ever feel like you are ten steps behind before you even begin the day? Where will you possibly find the energy or motivation to tackle today when you are still tired from yesterday? I face this predicament at least once a week and typically on a Tuesday. Tuesdays follow …
We have all been there. You see the photos that someone shares of their latest family adventure, and they look so happy and full of life standing by the ocean’s water or on the ski slopes. You think, “Awe, we should do something like that.” But, then reality sets in and you recall that you …