Call me crazy, but I do not believe in using negative language such as “Terrible Twos” or the “Terribler Threes” to describe toddlers. Whatever you send into the universe must come back. When you put a positive out, you will get a positive back. Equally, when you put negative out, you will get a negative back. …
For as long as I can remember, I was an expert judger. Even though I know it is a sin and would ask God for forgiveness, I continued on my judging path. I judged about how people dressed, behavior, lack of self-control, you name it. The following quote would have done me a lot of…
Saving money does not have to be agonizing, and save money doesn’t have to be a “4 letter word” that you dread discussing. When we decided that I would be a Stay-At-Home-Mom, I honestly disliked the thought of scaling back on my spending. I knew that there was nothing I wouldn’t try in order to get to stay…
My purpose for writing this post is not only to tell you about the wonderful products that I splurge on and urge you to consider trying them, but I want to persuade you to splurge on yourself as a mom. If you’re not a mom, then I encourage you to take a look at what…
As a mother of 2 boys, when I see anything that has a title something to do with raising boys, I usually scan to see if it has any information that I need to add to my #boymama tool belt. If it does, I file it in hopes of someday getting to read and use it…
My battle with acne has been ongoing for at least 32 years now. For a long time, I hoped it would go away. At some point, that hope faded into a belief that acne was a part of my identity. I care about vanity, so acne brought me a lot of embarrassment, shame, anxiety, and…
How can I slow down time? No, we can’t really stop time or turn it back for that matter. Unfortunately. But there are steps we can take to be more present in our lives and find joy in more moments. “The time goes by so fast,” followed by parenting advice was the number one thing…
Children LOVE listening to music. If there’s a child who doesn’t love music, then I’m going to argue that they haven’t met their hearts match where music genre is concerned Born to Dance Did you know that humans are born to dance? Researchers have found that babies prefer to listen to the beat of music over…
This is an honest review of the Weekend To Remember Marriage Conference that is run by Family Life. After reading this article, you will know if the Weekend To Remember conference is for you and your partner or not. This conference changed our marriage for the better! Recently, I kept hearing an advertisement on the…
Lately, I’ve been reading a lot about how mothers want their children to remember them. I’ve read a lot of answers people gave when asked: How did your parents show love? Of course, I then started to consider how I want Jock and Luke to remember me. Not that I hadn’t thought of it before,…
