I am going to be completely honest here—I NEVER wanted, nor intended, to get married…EVER! It simply just was not important to me. I truly felt it was a piece of paper used to validate ones relationship, and when all is said and done, it is still just a piece of paper. If a man […]
On April 21st, it’s all about the men. Yeah, they may occasionally smell funky and forget where everything in the kitchen goes, but they’re pretty cute, right?! If you’ve got someone handsome to call your partner in life, here are three easy ways to show him that you care in celebration of Husband Appreciation Day: […]
All the marriage books say it—date your spouse. It’s a great idea if you have unlimited access to funds and babysitters, which most of us do not. Soccer games, nighttime breastfeeding sessions, and pure exhaustion often get in the way. So, here are three ideas for at-home date nights that will keep your relationship healthy […]
We’ve all had those days… You know the ones. Those days where you look at the man you married and can only see all the things you think he’s doing wrong or wish he’d change. Those days where you feel like you’re taking motherhood to a whole new level by taking on fatherhood too… even […]
This mama doesn’t do mornings. And for the most part, I don’t have to. Imagine a day, as a mom of toddlers, where you wake up to find breakfast and coffee waiting for you on your bedside table just in time for the kids to start tip-toeing in with a resounding “Good morning!” Imagine a […]
My last Valentine’s Day was filled with Netflix and chill. Literally. I’m talking about Netflix and chill as in eating Hamburger Helper on the couch and binge watching Parenthood. Ten years ago I would have felt slightly gypped having a low-key unexciting Valentine’s Day. However, at this stage in my life I’m one hundred percent […]
I work while my husband stays home with our kids. Recently, my husband needed to help out with his family’s business. So I took the day off to stay home with the kids. It 100% never occurred to me that being home on a weekday would be any different than being home in the evenings or […]
December is done, The New Year is jolly. We’ve hung up the tinsel, And packed up the holly. It’s time to start fresh, That’s what they say. But I truly believe, That’s a choice everyday. {anonymous} With the holidays behind us, many turn to the New Year as a chance to change things up! […]
I was out to dinner with six ladies whose lives were intertwined with mine through church and community. Orders had been taken, sodas were being sipped, and menus had been handed to the server. We were settling in to conversations around the table when one of these precious voices seemed to ring above the crowd […]
I just ate a whole bag of chips. I’ve been crying for three days. I have wanted to maim my husband at least twenty-seven times in the last hour. I’m taking every single thing personally. I keep feeling like nobody understands me. In fact, where are my friends? Do they know I’m alive?! What. Is. […]
My husband has a rotation of daddy dates with each of our three children on Sundays at lunch. Each Sunday, he takes one on our children out to a restaurant (usually Braum’s) where they share french fries and milkshakes and talk about the deeper things in life… like, fire trucks and cutting earthworms. He recently […]
Pretty much everything comes as an instant product these days. Instant jell-o, instant coffee, instant noodles, instant pain relief, instant messaging, instant video streaming, and instant pot…just to name a few. Let’s not forget those “just add water” instant grow toys. You know the ones. The packaging boasts that if you “just add water”, the brightly colored pellet will magically […]
