Guest post: Kristina Smith The four children are dressed, chores completed, hot breakfast eaten and pencils to paper as we begin this school day at 8am sharp. I sip my coffee and sit on the patio overlooking the prairie, careful not to spill on my freshly ironed jean skirt. JUST KIDDING y’all, half my …
Tag: motherhood
February favorite
#MOMGUILT is a real phenomenon y’all, like mom brain. Maybe the two are even related..lol. I defintley suffer with both. I struggle with mom guilt, almost on a daily basis. I start the day wanting to do everything right and not lose my patience or yell at the kids, but I usually lose that …
#MOMCRUSHMONDAY: on losing a child
Guest post by Kelley Adams Her name is Willow. Her life has purpose. We were late bloomers, 40 when our girl Hattie was born. Having grown up an only child, I desperately wanted her to have a sibling so at almost 44, I was pregnant with our second little girl. We did no age …
Coming clean about Santa Claus
Before we had children, Jayson and I had the talk about Santa. Do we tell our kids about Santa or tell them the truth from the get-go? Jayson came from a super-christian “over spiritual” (as he calls it) family and church where there was no tree, ornaments or santa. I was born in India and …
Christmas traditions you can start today!
I love the holiday season and I can’t believe Christmas is almost here y’all. Everyone has different things they like about the holidays, but it is usually wrapped around some sort of a tradition. There are activities and rituals we tend to remember when we think back on the holidays, because we did it every …
Held
For the past week, someone has been sick at my house. Last night my little dude was running a fever and barely slept. He seems to get an ear infection with every new tooth. I am pretty sure he got his pain tolerance (or the lack of) from his momma, because he is miserable when …
3 types of people you need in your life
The people you surround yourself with influence who you become, your values and your choices. In life you meet so many people, some come and go, a few remain. These few make connections that are sometimes seasonal, because of the different phases in life, and others are lifers. No matter where you are in life, …
Trader Joe’s: cookie butter & a few other MUST buys!
I was so excited when I heard about Trader Joe’s coming to my town. I had heard so much of the amazing cookie butter and knew I needed it in my life. And my God it’s so good, if you have yet to try it…you are missing out big time, friend. I honeslty like the …
#MOMcrushmonday: 5 TRUTHS ABOUT BEING MARRIED TO A DOCTOR
The year was 1998, I was a high school senior and my high school sweetheart Kirk who at the time was a college freshman had just announced that he had decided to go Pre-Med—I was amazed. In my amazement, little did I know of the blood, sweat and tears that it would take to get …
The product you NEED to help your child’s eczema
So both my kids have eczema, but my daughter’s is worse. I remember she would wake up itching her back and arms. She would scratch herself up and it would just break my heart! The kid loved water and taking baths, but it made her skin issues worse! From natural home remedies to expensive products, …