I was careless on what I put in my body until I found out I was pregnant. I had to kick the habits of smoking, frozen meals for lunch, alcohol, and a gallon of sweet tea nearly every day. Within 3 days of seeing that positive sign show up, I had all of these habits…
Do you ever wonder why your child doesn’t listen to your instructions? What if I told you it is possible for them to listen the first time you speak. It is possible for you to build a strong bond with your child. Connecting with your child has to be a priority. Your children, like adults, don’t care…
Pretty much everyone I’m kin to would rather be outdoors than indoors. It seems tan lines are in our genes, so there wasn’t a lot of importance of protecting our skin or wearing sunscreen while I was growing up. Which sunscreen should I use much less which sunscreen is safe was not of concern! In…
Easter is around the corner. We can start thinking about Cadbury eggs, Peeps, biting off the ear of a milk chocolate bunny, and trying not to eat another Whoppers Robin Egg! We can also pull the Easter books out of our library and start getting the kids excited and informed. If you need more Easter…
Every once in a while my dad invites the boys and me to go with him to the hill country to feed his cows. The land where he and my brother keep their cattle is my great-grandparents home place. Being there gives me a feeling of euphoria and a different self. It’s worth the 2-hour road…
Have you ever had to leave your child while they were crying and hollering, “Mama or Dada”, arms straight out towards you? Are you overcome by guilt as you walk away knowing your child is in distress? This has got to be one of the hardest things for parents to go through. Know that you…
My ex-neighbors go on a family vacation to Disney 2 and 3 times a year. I just couldn’t understand it when they told me what they do. “Why would they want to spend all this time and money on multiple vacations to Disney in a year when there are so many marvelous places to see…
Mama’s Home Cooking One thing that is important to me as a mom is the recipes I feed my family and that we eat together. I want my kids to have home-cooked meals at our table. I want them to want to come back for my cooking once they move out. My Momo and my mom…
I am blessed with a sister-in-law that I can talk to like the sister I don’t have – on the topics of fashion, being parents, and keeping ourselves up to par. She is quite a bit younger than me, but I have a great deal of respect for her. We each have different parenting styles,…
I slept with my parents until I moved out of the house. I’m joking, but I slept with them well into elementary school. I never even realized co-sleeping with your children was controversial until I was pregnant and reading as much baby information as I could possibly digest. My Childhood Co-Sleeping Experience I still remember it…