The Beautiful In Between
Scrolling through instagram one day, there was a quote that stopped me in my tracks, "Even in her waiting, she is learning how to see: all of the time in between is teaching her beautiful and...
What Twin Moms Are Tired of Hearing
Every time I take my boys to the grocery store, I hear these at least once. Probably twice, or three times. I know I am not the only twin mom who does. So,...
Every Little Worry | Living The Mom Life with Anxiety
I have always been a habitual worrier. When I was a kid, I wouldn't set foot outside if there was a dark cloud in the sky. In the pre-smartphone days,...
5 Reasons I Hate The Elf on the Shelf
Unpopular opinion alert: I HATE THE ELF. We don't have one and we never will. I have no Pinterest boards related to staging scenes with a stuffed toy to coerce my...
A 30-Something Mom's Best Friends | Navigating Thirty
I never thought I would care about turning 30. Age is just a number, right? But as I've lived a couple years in my 30's I've realized things just aren't the same....
"Thank You Helpings": Practical Tips for the Table
Featured Guest: Dianne Miller
There are a lot of topics that we as moms talk about…. and some topics come up in conversation ALL. OF. THE. TIME. One of those topics is FOOD…..and...
A Lifestyle of Thankfulness
I love Thanksgiving. It's my favorite holiday...even more so than Christmas. I enjoy every bit of the fall season (or the slight
resemblance we have of a fall season here in Texas.) Cooler weather. Pumpkin everything. Thanksgiving...
Maybe you are like me: you know your "things" and you know what is not your thing. My things are writing, history, teaching. Science (among many others such as gardening, math, and sweating) is not my thing; it's a...
Sticky Hands and Dirty Faces | What Every Parent Needs to Know About Parenting
When you bring your little bundle of joy home from the hospital panic begins to set in. The medical professionals have handed a life over to...
As soon as I get the Evite, snail mail or text, I have mixed emotions. "Aww, I can't believe he is already 4!"..."What does a 4 yr old boy want?"..."Wait, he probably doesn't need anything -- let me ask...
Parenting In Waco
Proof of Mom: Get in the Picture!
As a mom, I have a newfound obsession with pictures ... of my kids. Anyone else continuously buying more iCloud storage because your photo...