Whether it’s a holiday celebration or just the clanking of forks from a meal shared together, there are always lively discussions when a large group of people break bread with one another. Arguments arise as our emotions take charge. But maybe there’s a better way. Maybe learning to take even just one step back to…
Many would say that I am pretty extreme when it comes to car seat safety. But even if you’re not, please keep reading. I’m not here to judge you, nor belittle you. Sometimes our family gets car seat questions like: “You continue to rear-face your child until they are FOUR?!” “Jenn is seriously still in…
Several years ago I also heard about the 4 gift giving rule. You know “Something you want, something you need, something you’ll wear, something you’ll read.” It’s cute. But it always missed the mark for me. I would come up with ideas that were good, but didn’t fit the mold and personally, I desire the…
The Sunday before Halloween my husband asked me to coordinate trick-or-treating with a friend to which I replied “If it was up to me, we wouldn’t go. I don’t want all that candy.” I know. Some of you are in sheer horror and others are standing in solidarity nodding their heads thinking “next year, we’ll do…
I realize that 25% would be a failing grade. I realize that 25% of a dollar can’t buy much. I realize 25% generally isn’t a lot of anything. …But today, Jenn is 25% of 18 years old and it feels like such a big number. It’s big and important because soon enough she’ll be too…
I hear her make sweet coos at 7-month-old Rhett and race to his rescue at any cry. I see her look at the world with wonder and awe. I can feel her warmth when she comforts Emma in times of frustration or pain. And I sense her curiosity for everything from cooking to collecting bugs….
The first time we ever left our oldest with a babysitter, she cried until she fell asleep on the kitchen floor. She was devastated we would ever leave her. But it was our anniversary, she was a toddler, and we hadn’t left the house on a date since before she was born. But we sought out…
“This article on athletic hairstyles for girls is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of SoCozy. All ideas and opinions are my own and not edited by the sponsor” Having straight hair, I remember the years long before having kids hoping and dreaming of one day having a little girl with curly blonde…
While I can’t believe it’s already April, 2017 has already had a great start! In the first quarter, there have been some amazing parenting stories from magazines, news sources, and blogs. So don’t miss this parenting digest to skim through and find some gems that interest you and spark some joy or pique your interest!…
For years I have pleaded, “God if you’re real, show a sign. God if you’re real, break my heart to make a change. God if you’re real, please deliver me.” But I’ll tell you… Tonight, God did my dishes. Tonight, God crawled under my bed, dusted, and swept top to bottom. Tonight, God brought pizza….
My mom hated Monopoly. It was a game that in her mind we asked to play too much and took too much time to play. So one day she declared that Monopoly could not be played in our house except for on New Year’s Day. And thus began the tradition that as kids we would…
I remember my oldest’s first Christmas and thinking about all the things our family could do to make the time more meaningful. And I started dreaming those nostalgic and magical dreams of creating our own family traditions that the kids would remember and love. It led me to search for ways to instill family time,…