0 Flares Twitter 0 Facebook 0 Pin It Share 0 Google+ 0 StumbleUpon 0 Email — 0 Flares × So my three-year-old has this adorable phrase she uses when she has asked for something, but has been told she won’t receive it: “but I want it.” Okay, maybe “adorable” isn’t the correct term. Perhaps “annoying”… Continue reading Be Thankful for Your Envy

0 Flares Twitter 0 Facebook 0 Pin It Share 0 Google+ 0 StumbleUpon 0 Email — 0 Flares × Two near geniuses with wisdom beyond their years once said, “There’s 104 days of summer vacation and school comes along just to end it, so the annual problem for our generation is finding a good way… Continue reading Why We Won’t Have a Bucket List Summer

8 Flares Twitter 0 Facebook 5 Pin It Share 3 Google+ 0 StumbleUpon 0 Email — 8 Flares × Entitlement. It’s real. And it leaves many of us parents asking this question: Can we really raise grateful kids in an entitled world? According to writer Kristen Welch, the answer is yes. But it takes effort and… Continue reading Can You Really Raise Grateful Kids in an Entitled World?

0 Flares Twitter 0 Facebook 0 Pin It Share 0 Google+ 0 StumbleUpon 0 Email — 0 Flares × One of the first questions many pregnant women hear is, “What’s your due date?” And at the end of term, one of the most frequently asked questions is, “You’re still pregnant?” Many people view the due… Continue reading The Due Month

0 Flares Twitter 0 Facebook 0 Pin It Share 0 Google+ 0 StumbleUpon 0 Email — 0 Flares × Breastfeeding nutrition can be confusing. How much should you eat? What should you avoid? How might your diet affect your baby? If you’re breastfeeding, you’re giving your baby nutrients through your breast milk that will promote… Continue reading Answers to Your Breastfeeding Nutrition Questions

203 Flares Twitter 0 Facebook 0 Pin It Share 203 Google+ 0 StumbleUpon 0 Email — 203 Flares × February 7 through February 14 is Congenital Heart Defect (CHD) Awareness Week. Many people have heard the words, but do they truly understand what it means or how it affects the lives of those who are… Continue reading CHD Awareness Week: Being a Heart Mom

2 Flares Twitter 0 Facebook 0 Pin It Share 2 Google+ 0 StumbleUpon 0 Email — 2 Flares × I recently had an older gentleman tell me to be careful not to break a nail, while I was doing yard work. Okay, not really, but that’s essentially what I heard him say. He had seen… Continue reading Why Moms Should Flex Their Capabilities

1 Flares Twitter 0 Tweet “> Facebook 0 Pin It Share 1 Google+ 0 “> StumbleUpon 0 “> Email — 1 Flares × While remembering how to ride a bike may not be an issue, learning how to ride is a different story. Our middle child, K, has wanted to learn how to ride a… Continue reading Sometimes You Fall

2 Flares Twitter 0 Facebook 0 Pin It Share 2 Google+ 0 StumbleUpon 0 Email — 2 Flares × Wondering how to pull off a Pinterest-perfect Thanksgiving this year? Then look no further than this quick-and-easy, 50-step guide to a very Instagrammable (or perhaps “authentic” is the better term) holiday: Wake earlier than on a… Continue reading 50 Steps to a #blessed Thanksgiving

0 Flares Twitter 0 Facebook 0 Pin It Share 0 Google+ 0 StumbleUpon 0 Email — 0 Flares × I’m a beach person. I absolutely love the beach. So much so, that I cannot understand why anyone would not like the beach. After nearly two decades together, my husband told me recently that he doesn’t… Continue reading Here’s How to REALLY Enjoy Mother’s Day