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A tale of two families – Spina Bifida Awareness
We were in the Houston one day this Spring for what should have been our four-year-old's annual neurosurgery checkup. On the way there we received notice that our amazing doc was called into emergency...
Surviving Tweens
So you survived the oh-so-precious early years, the trying toddler stage and the fun early school age era. It turns out those little old ladies in the grocery store were absolutely right and those...
Birthday Gift Ideas For Tweens
Birthday Gift Ideas For Tweens
Are you looking for the perfect birthday gift for the tween girl in your life? Ever wonder what they are into these days?! Look no further! I have compiled a...
Just As He Is | Spina Bifida Awareness
Just As He Is | Spina Bifida Awareness
There is no greater disability in society than the inability to see a person as more.
-Robert M. Hensel
My three year old is completely paralyzed below the belly...
Precious Cargo | National Car Seat Awareness Month
Precious Cargo | National Car Seat Awareness Month
September is National Car Seat Awareness Month. Whether you are an expectant parent or you are a veteran parent, this is a great time for all of...
10 Best Desserts in Waco
Best Desserts in Waco
Fellow contributor Alexandra and I took on the difficult task of finding the very best desserts Waco has to offer! We took our toddlers along for an afternoon of taste testing...
Dear Kindergarten Mama
I see the uncertainty in your eyes and I sense the angst in your heart. I have decided that nothing can adequately prepare one for the emotional roller coaster that is parenthood.
There are so...
My Husband: The Superhero Daddy
Long before our youngest child's speech adequately developed, he would always quickly identify his older brother's toy action figures and superheroes as "daddy". It didn't matter which one - Spider-Man, Superman, Batman or Hulk. ...
Parenting is Like Baseball
Spring is such a beautiful but busy time of year for our family! The birds are chirping, the flowers are blooming and baseball season is in full swing (see what I did there?!). ‘Tis...
Lessons Learned as A Special Needs Mama
"Special needs parents are the equivalent of Batman, Captain America and the Incredible Hulk; combined with a side of Mary Poppins." -Author Unknown
When my youngest child was born three years ago I suddenly entered...