Continue Reading Saying Goodbye to the Baby Phase Just this past week, our youngest has gone potty all by herself. Granted, she’s using a plastic imitation from Target (because she…
Continue Reading What Parenting Has Done to My Definition of an Entertaining Evening I sat on the pillows that were laying on the floor and watched Mr. Coppertop as he assembled our new bed frame….
Continue Reading The Best Christmas Gift I Ever Received Before the days of children. Back when we were trying but to no avail. I worked at a local music store where…
Continue Reading The Real Hunt for Home (Guest Post Shared on Kindred Mom) We are in the market for a house. It sounds fun, but it’s not. Three simple requirements: livable, within the budget, and…
Continue Reading Compared to Mrs. Carey My sister-in-law gave me an old, novel for my birthday. (The year 1911 to be exact and a copy from the first…
Continue Reading Teaching Good Manners in an Afternoon While rinsing off the lunch dishes, Jovie said, “Today, my teacher kept asking me to use the magic word…” (long pause) “…Hey…
Continue Reading What’s so Wrong With Having Heroes? I’m officially one step closer to working myself out of laundry duties…my four-year-old has learned how to fold towels! And not just…
Continue Reading When Motherhood Asks you to Leave Your Peaceful Perch I sat down on the reclining patio chair to supervise my barefooted cherubs in the backyard. I made a mental note that…
Continue Reading Recognizing Life’s Biggest Moments Bubbles are floating around Cinderella’s head as she scrubs the floors on our living room TV. I’m rushing through the dinner-making process,…
Continue Reading Gentle Mama My mom bought some spring chicks. They are fluffy, fragile little things that bring sparkles to her grandkids’ eyes. When we visit, the…