Hey Mamas,
We are going to be RIGHT THERE WITH YOU. We will be home with kids begging for food, going stir crazy on rainy days, asking for the zillionth time to go anywhere, and doing our darndest not to...
Before I was a writer, I was a reader. Reading is a beautiful way to escape. As adults, we need to escape from our lives, our worries, and our stress. Kids need this, too.
Encouraging your children to read is...
What We Learned in Therapy
My youngest daughter, Adalee, suffered a stroke at the age of two. Adalee lost her ability to speak and to use the right side of her body. At first, we were not sure what her...
When I was the last person in our family, last person of my contemporaries at the time, last person in the world in my mind, to finally get pregnant, I eventually came around to the absolutely normal question of...
We don’t have to teach our kids how to be selfish. From the time they are barely a year old we can see their tendency to snatch something they have in hand or throw a complete meltdown when they...
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 surgery and that we couldn't...
This post was created in partnership with TxDOT. However, all opinions are my own.
When you become pregnant, you begin reading all of the books, signing up for classes, and preparing your home and car for your little bundle. As...
The Power of Problem Solving
In his book “The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*” Mark Manson writes, “To be happy we need something to solve. Happiness is therefore a form of action.” Not only have I found this...
Acton Academy Waco was established in the fall of 2018 by Travis and Kristina Baucom as the school's co-founders and directors. Acton Academy Waco's unique approach of providing a "learner-driven community" allows the students to be in charge of...
Some of us have kids that love typical sports - baseball, softball, basketball, tennis, and the list goes on. It's pretty easy to find a camp or summer league to fit into that category, which is great!
But what if...
Parenting In Waco
Confessions from a Homeschool Grad
Confessions from a Homeschool Grad
Homeschooling has made a 180° turn from “odd” to “popular”. The mindset of “old homeschoolers” versus the newer group has...
