Growing Pains: 9 Remedies to Help Your Child Overcome Them
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Growing Pains: 9 Remedies to Help Your Child Overcome Them

Have you experienced a child who is whining that their legs hurt? Does your child wake you in the night crying and holding their chins? Has your child cried while holding their legs? You ask questions about what happened or what hurts, but they have little of an answer for you? Chances are it’s growing pains. We have experienced…

Learn From the Mega-Mistake I Made During Hurricane Harvey
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Learn From the Mega-Mistake I Made During Hurricane Harvey

I rarely watch TV except for football. No news- nothing.  I really wouldn’t care if we didn’t have a TV.  Every once in a few years, an emergency situation occurs.  I am glued to the TV for around 3 days. For example, the fall of the Aggie Bonfire was on my screen until I needed counseling.  I…

Hurricane Harvey – A Reality Check for Natural Disaster Preparedness
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Hurricane Harvey – A Reality Check for Natural Disaster Preparedness

We recently had to evacuate from our home for 7 days due to Hurricane Harvey that hit the Gulf Coast.  Fortunately, the levee that surrounds our subdivision held against the 4 foot of water it had around it, and the river crested lower than initially predicted.  We don’t live in Houston.  Since most of our…

This Safety Measure Could Save Your Child from the ER or WORSE!
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This Safety Measure Could Save Your Child from the ER or WORSE!

“Safety First” has always been Chris and my motto! At the beginning of 2015, not long after Jock turned 1, my sister-in-law sent me a Facebook story from a mom who puts out her son’s devastating story every year on the anniversary of her son’s death.  He had a dresser fall on him.  The story…