During the most difficult days of secondary infertility, I would like into his brown eyes and remember how ultimately blessed his presence made me. Even if I had never had another, I am certain that I could have found a place of perfect happiness with his little side smile and persistent personality. We reached a… [Read More]
Parenting on the R.O.C.K
Parenting my ADHD, impulsive, overly intelligent child has been extremely difficult lately. I am not sure what is going on in his head but he just can’t seem to get it (and keep it) together these days. I have to admit that I have not been the best at monitoring his additives, red dye… [Read More]
Elf Shenanigans 2014 – Only 3 Days till the big Grand Finale
One of our favorite parts about having our Elf is the grand finale that we plan on his last night with us. We are not super crazy during the rest of the month but on December 23rd, watch out because you never know what you might discover the next morning. Our elf has filled the… [Read More]
At 9:04 A.M.
Tomorrow at 9:04 am, I will have spent 41 years here on earth. It will also be the first time in 41 years that my phone won’t ring at exactly 9:04 am. It was her thing. Her way of celebrating me. When I was little, she let me stay home on my birthday. If my… [Read More]
Operation Christmas Child – Teaching Our Children to Give
One of our annual traditions is to pack a shoebox for Operation Christmas Child. My kids absolutely love to walk around the store trying to find little trinkets to fit inside their box. It also leads to really great discussions about poverty and how people live in other countries. It also helps the kids understand… [Read More]
Daylight Savings Time Sleep Tips – Love, Play & Sleep
“This review was made possible by Double Duty Divas and Pampers. I was provided the featured product free of charge to facilitate my review, but all opinions are 100% mine.” Many parents dread daylight savings time like we dread laundry and after spaghetti dinner bath time. No matter what we do, that one single hour is just destined… [Read More]
Grieving Our Cat Through Art
Our cat died. Our second pet in less than one year. Not to mention we are still grieving the loss of our great grandmother and my Mom. It truly is more than two little hearts should have to bare. When we found our sweet Bela today, there were lots of tears but no questions. They… [Read More]
Showing Grace to the Exasperated Parent
In a recent post on Facebook, a leader in our church shared a story about a mother she witnessed in an ice cream shop. Now she didn’t just come out and say it was a bad mother, however the implications were very real and there was apparently zero grace available to offer this exasperate mother. The… [Read More]
Back to School Pictures
I was super thrilled last week to find out that one of my old Back to School pictures was featured in a special on the Good Housekeeping website. I absolutely love to make special photo mementos of my their first and last days of school. I often use them in their yearly Shutterfly books or… [Read More]
What I Will Miss Most
It has been a month since my Mama danced her way into heaven. I am certain she entered heaven dancing because if there was music playing (and the Bible tells us there will be), my sweet Mama was dancing the tango. She didn’t really know another way to get around. As a kid it embarrassed… [Read More]