Encouragement for Parenting, marriage and family life.
Houston is such a fun city for families. If you live here and are wanting to find some exciting things to do with your family OR you are planning a visit to Houston, these are 100 of the best things you can do with your kids in Houston! This post has affiliate links First off,…
Yes, I am one of those people that starts planning for Christmas super early in the year. In fact, I start my planning in September! It may seem extreme to some, but I really love doing it this way. It seems to make everything a lot easier and it makes the actual Christmas season a whole lot less stressful. This post has affiliate links: Here's what has worked for us! Make a Plan - In the month of September, I start planning out what we ...
With the #metoo movement filling our social media feeds, people are bravely coming forward to share things that they haven't talked about much before now. As this movement has taken shape and many men and women have spoken out, I've see a huge response of people asking how to respond to the me too movement. Over the last few days I have seen how this movement has caused a huge desire in parents to change the narrative for our kids. I have a ...
One of my favorite things about gift giving, is coming up with sentimental gift ideas for grandparents! This picture frame craft project makes the perfect gift idea for grandma and grandpa! Works for Christmas, birthdays or even Grandparent's Day! This post has affiliate links Grandparent Gift Idea To make this sentimental gift, you'll need just a few simple art materials. Start with a picture frame that has a thick matte. I used an ...
Thank you Medici for sponsoring this post. Medici connects doctors and patients in an easy to use app! "I don't even have TIME to be sick!" I think every mom has said that at least once in her life. And it's true, isn't it? Whether you are a working mom, a stay at home mom or something in between, there's zero extra hours in which a mom can just casually be sick or recover from sickness. And don't even get me started on going to the ...
For the first few months of school last year I struggled to get my son to open up about his day. I could tell that he was enjoying it, and he always came home happy and tired so I wasn't concerned about him, I just yearned to hear all the little stories about the parts of his life that I'm not in anymore. We used to spend all day everyday together, and now he has this whole space of time in his day where he goes and learns and plays at ...
This post has been sponsored by Vamousse. All opinions are my own. As a kid, I had lice more times that I can count. In fact, at one point in my life, I basically had lice on and off for 3 years. I guess you could say, I'm not stranger to the bugs. But with my short, inch-long hair, it's relatively easy to deal with and always has been. Then I had a little girl And this little girl's hair is something else all ...
I love a good "back to school" photo. Every year, it's fun to see both my kids and all my friends' kids proudly holding those "first day of school" signs or showing off their new backpacks. Since we have already been talking about the safety rules kids need to know before they start back to school, it brought to mind another safety issue when it comes to back-to-school, the Back to School Photos. While back to school photos seem harmless, ...
Thank you Angel Soft® for sponsoring this post. Ditch the spray and switch to Angel Soft® with Fresh Lavender-Scented Tube. At the end of every week it's the same. We're exhausted and my husband and I sigh to ourselves. "That crazy week is over, hopefully things will get back to normal next week." And then the next week rolls around and it ends up just as chaotic. Somewhere along the line as the crazy weeks turned into crazy months, we ...
One of the worst pains I've ever experienced was when my baby decided it would be fun to try biting while nursing. So. Much. Pain. The only thing I'd ever heard to do to stop a baby who is biting while breastfeeding was flicking the cheek. This is the method to stop biting that I've heard more than any other. But I was not comfortable flicking my baby while he was nursing. It just didn't feel right to me, so I decided to try another ...
