Encouragement for Parenting, marriage and family life.
This is a sponsored blog post; while the views expressed here were genuinely mine, consideration was paid to me by Tai Pei Food to review this product For years now, I’ve looked forward to the day when both of my kids would be in Elementary school. Being able to drop both kids off at the…
It's easy to stress out about how imperfect we are as mothers and forget that we are already great mamas for our kids! We get stuck comparing ourselves to other moms, thinking we need to do everything like them (or they need to do everything like us) in order to be a good mom and raise our children "right". That's why I've compiled this list of 10 things ALL good moms have in common. Cranky Kids It doesn't matter if you've literally ...
This post has been sponsored by Frost Bank. All opinions are mine. At the very end of July this year, I told you about the 30-day Opt For Optimism Challenge being put on by Frost Bank. I was interested to give it a go, but honestly I wasn't really sure what to expect. I'm not what you'd call an optimist, but also I wasn't sure that could change in just 30 days. While I'm still not sure about that label, I did really enjoy the challenges ...
It's september! Which means everything can officially start being made with a dash of Pumpkin Spice! Today I have a super easy recipe for pumpkin spice turtles to share with you! I love how simple these are!!! This post has affiliate links, so you can easily snag everything you need for the recipe on amazon! 1 bag of salted pretzels 1 package of square caramels 1 bag of Pumpkin Spice Hersey's Kisses 1 cup of Hershey's ...
As moms, we are frequently encouraged to "just enjoy it" or "love every minute" of our days. While I can appreciate the sentiment, (I know they years pass by too fast) I still find the application to be somewhat impossible. Which is why I have stopped trying to enjoy every minute of motherhood. There are certain aspects of motherhood that I do not enjoy. No matter how hard I've tried, I still hate breastfeeding. I will never love changing ...
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 ...
We’ve all had our children receive gifts that make us die a little on the inside. The ones that you wonder what in the name of chocolate cake were these people thinking when the purchased the offending item for your child. ******* If you’ve been invited to any sort of function in which you will be supplying gifts for children, (be this church events, birthday parties or just doting on your nieces and nephews) here are a few things to ...
My son started kindergarten this year. He's been most excited to learn how to read. In fact, he was a little bit disappointed his first day that he "didn't even learn to read one word yet". The boy has loved books all his life, and I know that as soon as he learns to read it will be like opening a whole other world for him. He's going to be a bookworm like his mommy and his daddy, there's no doubt about it! Being a little ways in to the ...
Eating out is one of our favorite activities for dates, but as you know, the moolah can add up fast! I'm so glad tons of bloggers have put in the work to bring us TONS of restaurant copycat recipes, many of those restaurant dishes and drinks that are your favorites you can now make something similar at home! Let me know which ones you try! Pancakes inspired by Cracker Barrel by eat pray {read} love: one of the best breakfasts in the ...
It is not uncommon for moms of babies to have Postpartum Depression. In fact, I've read some studies that state all mothers get PPD at some point in the first year of giving birth. Yet, for so many of us we feel alone in our depression. We think that somehow it makes us bad moms to be sad or even upset at certain aspect of motherhood with our gorgeous new babies. We worry that the Dr might call CPS on us if we show anything less than a perfect ...
