Dear Empty Nester Me, It's hard to imagine me as you. Or them as adults. It doesn't seem like these boys whose behinds I'm wiping multiple times a day could ever grow up enough for you to be out of a job. Will they ever be capable of wiping all of the poop themselves? (This is a real question. ...
The Year our Heroes Showed their Mortality
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Create the Good. All opinions are 100% mine. It was midnight. I remember walking through the door to transfer our clothes from her washer into her dryer--chores I was always doing at odd hours while we lived in a camper twenty feet away from my ...
Mom Must-Haves for Cold and Flu Season
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of TempTraq for IZEA. All opinions are 100% mine. October is like the Friday of the holiday months. It's the month where all things festive start to take shape, and there's still so much to look forward to! I love all things October--from the crunchy ...
The Awkward Reality of your Post-Baby Body
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Equate® and Assurance® and Walmart. All opinions are 100% mine. Okay so this might be the most embarrassing thing I've ever typed for anyone to read. But in the spirit of keepin it real--here goes: We were about to do it: my family was ...
When Moms Crush Their Mini-Everests
We all crush it. Not every time, but definitely every day. We as moms do what might look small to the world but feels huge to us--and IS huge to the wellbeing of our families. It might be different for each of us. It might be getting up early enough to get a shower in and collect your thoughts ...
Snacks On-the Go for Picky Toddlers
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Sprout Organic Foods. All opinions are 100% mine. It never fails. We're out and about running errands and the hanger hits. (That's hunger and anger coming together to form a monster inside of your precious, adorable toddler's body.) I know ...
The Day I Realized that Kindness Mattered more than Accomplishment in my Kid
We had practiced all week. And I was realizing how fantastic my three-year-old was at memorization. It made me want to stretch and challenge him to memorize more. So we did, two verses instead of the usual one. We showed up for his Wednesday evening "Knight School" at church where I stay with him ...
How Nicodemus Helped Me Endure a Natural Birth
Giving birth hurts like the dickens. It doesn't have to--I know--because we have these wonderful drugs known as epidurals, but for me and my second baby, I wanted to do it naturally. I've told you before how my first birth went south. It wasn't just one thing that caused it to end in an emergency ...
Families of Houston: Don’t Miss The LEGO Americana Roadshow at the Baybrook Mall!
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Baybrook Mall, your GGP shopping destination for IZEA. All opinions are 100% mine. This past weekend, we had one of those special family days that will be locked in my memory forever. You know, those days where you expected ordinary but you got ...
Must-Have iPhone Apps for Parents
Hey parents! In the age of the iPhone, there are thousands of apps available to us. These little handheld computers have so much potential to help us optimize our lives. Orrrr they can clutter up our screens and slow things down. That's why today, I'm sharing my top five apps for parents--apps that ...