Parenting

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...

6 Steps to Planning the Perfect Playdate | Farm + Yard Playdates are the perfect remedy for a kid with pent-up energy or one with a strong imagination. Making the time for your child to spend with other peers fosters...

Mother's Intuition | When a Teacher Isn't a Fit A gut feeling. You can't explain it, but you KNOW something is off or just not right. As mothers, I feel like we've been given an extra superpower: our intuition. I must admit,...

November Weekends in Waco From First Friday & the Baylor Parade to the Zoo Stampede & Elf Jr., there is plenty of fun to be had in Waco during the weekends! Check out our guide - make sure to let...

National Bullying Prevention Month | What You Can Do As a Parent With October being National Bullying Prevention Month, it is important that we raise awareness about a topic plaguing our children. This is so important especially for school-aged children and teens increasing...

What My Twenty-Year-Old Self Would See in Me | Being Forty "ish" As a quick recap: I'm a 43 old mother of two teenagers (15 year old boy, 13 year old girl) who's been married for 23 years to a...

To the Working Mom..... The stay-at-home mom, the stay-at-home mom with a side hustle, the part-time working mom, the full-time working mom. All are titles I've held at some point in my short (almost) 7 years of motherhood. I tend to...

Pregnancy Loss Wish List Any kind of loss is difficult. The loss of a parent, a child, a beloved pet. But the loss of a pregnancy is can be quite different. For me it was quiet, lonely and hard to navigate. ...