Motivation

I am fortunate to have a very attentive family and for that, I am grateful. But, sometime during Kael's second year of life, I noticed that he was getting particular feedback from a few members of our large family. "Why don't...

May brings with it heat, sprinklers, swimsuits and all those flowers following April showers. It's also Better Speech and Hearing Month. As a speech-language pathologist, it's my time to shine, lol. During my practice, I specialized in pediatric speech and language disorders, and...

Step 1: Remove all the carpet from your home. I kid. I kid. Unless you can. Then do it. Potty training. Eeesh. One of the crappiest (see what I did there?) jobs a parent has.  Our first was basically potty trained by daycare....

Read Mission-Minded Family Pt. 1: Finding Our Passion HERE! In my last post, I wrote about how my husband and I stumbled upon a mission that our whole family has embraced. For us, it was through sponsoring a child’s education...

I don't want to brag (well, maybe I do), but I had an amazing pregnancy. I know that some of you want to throw your shoe at me right now, but I did. I loved being pregnant. Everyone told...

Dear Coffee, There was a time in my life that I didn't know you. I didn't appreciate your goodness, your complexity, and the joy you'd someday bring to me. For that, I am sorry. I hope this letter will make...

Should you "Festival" with a toddler?????? Yes, you should!!! One of the things I said before I had a baby was that I was never going to let a baby stop me from doing what I love. And what do I love?...

{read my "I Was Brave For You" :: A Cesarean Birth Story here} Father’s Day weekend, I gave your daddy the best news I could think of … He was going to be a daddy again! Although shocked, we were...

That’s right, I said it. BUDGETS ARE BETTER THAN SEX! Now what I didn’t say was, “Budgets are sexy.’ I want to share with you how a budget can bring life, fire and love into your marriage. My husband and I use a...

It's never been a question of "will you work outside the home?" I always assumed I would. My mother always worked, so I assumed I always would. What I did not see then, I see so clearly now. For most...