I want to offer a huge thanks to Natalie and her team at UnBound, Waco - the organizational headquarters. She provided excellent resources and provided insight as I wrote my personal human trafficking story. (https://unboundnow.org/chapter/waco/)
Writing this post has been...
I still remember leaving the hospital with our first born, “You do have some help at home, right? It’s important to have help in the first few months that you can rely on.” I didn’t think much about it...
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 tiny babies DID in fact...
My oldest son started kindergarten this year and can I be honest...
My kid is fine. I am not.
When he first started, I was angry. I was angry I had to share him. Angry we had reached this point that...
Waco's Top 7 Places to Dine with Kids
Last semester, a group of my Baylor students inquired before class one day about my favorite Waco restaurant. I jokingly responded that any place in town I can take my children without...
For the past two years, my daughter Callie has been an All-Star competitive cheerleader. To pretend that it is not all glitz and glamour would be a lie. It is all glitz and all glamour. There are always cameras...
I am a child of the modern direct sales company model. Thirty years ago, my mom made a decision to “sell a little jewelry on the side,” and it changed the direction of our family forever. My parents will...
As parents, we all learn early on from books, family members, friends, pediatricians, and others that activates are good for our kids. They help with motor skills, build social skills, and overall development. But when is the right time...
Remember show and tell in elementary school?
I remember taking in a cool rock I found on our vacation to Colorado, another time I took in my new kittens, Ginger and Gerry. We would go through alphabetical order of the class...
"It takes a village."
That may be the most used phrase in motherhood, at least that I've heard. But one thing that never accompanies that statement is exactly WHAT that village looks like. I think that's probably because every village...
Parenting In Waco
End of Year Emotions
As a kid, I remember how challenging it was to transition each grade year to a new teacher - especially when I was leaving...
