Family

Choosing Your Spouse

Whether your marriage is on point or it needs a little TLC… we all need to be reminded of certain principles to have a more enjoyable relationship. Marriage doesn’t just “happen”; you must be intentionally choosing your spouse every day.

10 Tips You Better Know Before Flying With A Toddler

So, you think you want to go flying with a toddler?

7 Easy Ways To Financially Prepare For A New Baby

Having a new baby in the New Year? Totally freaked out about how you’re going to afford it?! I’ve got some genius tips for you to check off your list and help you feel more prepared for welcoming your new baby. In fact, financially preparing for a baby is something NO ONE told me about… These days, baby advice is always about sleeping, feedingself-carebut you’ve gotta pay for the little monster, too!

DIY Actual TREE Christmas Ornaments

When Aubrey was 3 months old, we first went up to Boone, NC to start our Christmas tradition of cutting down our own tree.  We wandered around searching for the perfect tree, having a way more in depth conversation about height, shape, and overall appearance than I knew was possible. 

Christmas Keepsakes Mamas Will Love

As moms, we have a tendency to want time to stand still. We want to hang on to those sweet moments at every stage of life for our littles. Everyone tells you time will fly by and it totally does!

Epic Family Reunions In 6 Simple Steps

Hooray for the holidays! It is a season surrounded by giving, friends, and family. And with family so present in my heart and mind this time of year, I wanted to share a tradition near and dear to me… that actually occurs at the end of every summer. 

Blessed By Adoption

Adoption. What an incredible gift; the giving of life, the giving of family, the giving of love.  Each year, November is recognized as National Adoption Awareness MonthAdoption is the reason I am the person that I am today. So here is a little piece of my story…

6 Foolproof Breakfast Hacks to Make Your Life Easier

I don’t know about you, but the easiest way for me to start off my day on the wrong foot is to have no idea what I’m going to eat for breakfast. The hustle and bustle of the morning is enough – not having breakfast? That’s even worse. That’s why I’ve decided to share some of my favorite breakfast hacks that I use for my entire family.

“Thoughts Of A Toddler” Continued… Things My Feisty Four Year Old Says

I know it’s different for every family, but we didn’t go through the terrible two’s or “threenager” stage, really.

7 Commitments To Surviving The 7 Year Itch

Today, October 8th 2018, I find myself reflecting with gratitude and disbelief, as I celebrate my marriage to this guy… for a whole SEVEN, crazy, wonderful years.