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Cleaning All The Nasties
I don’t know about you, but it seems like my kitchen is always A National Disaster. A certain four year-old offspring of mine likes to have separate bowls, plates, and silverware for every…
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Military Wife Life
I don’t talk about my life as a military wife that often. I’m not really sure why, either. I think maybe it has to do with that fact that it’s always changing and…
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A Jew During Lent
Being Jewish during Lent means I automatically get to pick up a Get-Out-of-Jail-Free-Cardand Pass Go—straight on to the pink Peeps. But my daughters are Catholic, and it’s vital to our family to instill…
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I Challenge You
ATTENTION: If it doesn’t challenge you, it doesn’t change you. I’ve been thinking a lot lately about the latter statement. It applies to a couple different situations in my life. The first one being:…
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I Have a Favorite Child
I have a favorite child. There! I said it!If you don’t have any kids, or you have an only, you may be saying to yourself right now: How on earth could she say…
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A Mother’s Sanity
My emotional well-being is important to me, and I’ve come to realize that in order to take care of my family, I have to start with me. I cannot let myself become an…
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Mommy, I want to look pretty
This morning, my four year-old daughter said something that completely stopped me in my tracks. I saw her excessively fiddling with her hair, which made me cringe because she was really just creating…
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I’ll Say a Prayer for You
When you share a story of struggle with a friend do they ever respond with, “I’ll say a prayer for you.”? Do you ever wonder if they really do say a prayer? I…
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Adelaide Quinn, 6 Months
My little Adelaide is six months old! Say it isn’t so! A whole half a year–WTF?! Seriously. It’s too much for this momma… Adelaide is such a laid-back baby. I guess she doesn’t really have a choice,…
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Dear Emmalyn
You are four years old. FOUR! I am in awe of the little girl you’re growing into. My favorite moment over the last year has been watching you become a big sister to…