what are your thoughts on resolutions? i have always been a bit unsure about them. i’ve really only made one resolution. ever. and it is still a work in progress {as you can see here}. i like the idea of resolutions. and i want to want to make them. {i want you to want to…
notice the LITTLE things is all about uncovering the happy in your day. and parenting & family make me happy!
sharing stories of parenting & family as we all try to do this thing right! we are surely not perfect around here, but my kids make me smile {most of the time}, and it's always easier knowing we're all in this together!
a simple summer job chart that is actually working
there is nothing fancy about this job chart. but it is working. i’ve told myself countless times, as i look into my kids’ rooms with a deep sigh, that i need to make a job chart. maybe then things will get picked up around here. but then i think i need to go to the…
my favorite affordable teacher’s gifts
are you feeling overwhelmed with all of your end of the school year commitments? every year this time arrives and every year i am scrambling and forgetting things on all fronts. i am never ready. and then i remember teacher’s gifts and my heart starts racing and my mind goes blank. it’s not that i…
what a good mom actually does
sometimes i have this picture in my mind of what a good mom does. remember how i almost never remember things like spirit week? well this week, on monday, i forgot again. we pulled up to side ponytails and lots of neon and it was only then that it dawned on me. 80’s day. hey…
baby #3, our story of pregnancy, loss, and uncovered blessings
if you’ve experienced a pregnancy of any kind, you know that elusive safe feeling. the moment you tell yourself you will finally feel like you can relax and trust that your baby will turn into the healthy, smiling baby you always imagined. i’ve been counting down till the moment we’d be able to share the news…