While I don’t intend on overhauling this space into a foster parenting blog, this is a new journey we’ve started and I thought I would write down a few things I’ve learned in the first two months of our first…
The Best and Worst Parts of Being a Corporate Mom
I’m a corporate mom. I have been ever since my youngest (now 4) was 8 months old. At the time, I thought it was only a temporary solution to my husband temporarily not being able to find work while we…
Victimhood in Marriage: Our Story
If you’re a blog skimmer, I’ll save you some time. If you’re struggling with constantly feeling like a victim in your marriage, you know it’s a problem, and you want help, do these things: Pray. Ask God to help you…
6 Tips For Hiking With A Baby
Hiking has always been a huge part of our lives and one of mine and Josh’s favorite pastimes. We didn’t want the fact that we had little kids keep us from the things that we loved and, in fact, we…
25 Pieces of Advice From Marrieds to Newlyweds
Hey friends. Have you ever been to a wedding where on one of the tables somewhere at the reception there was a box, pile of blank paper, and a couple fancy-looking pens? You wonder what it’s for and look up…
3 Ways My Wife Encourages Me
I’m a novice when it comes to marriage or relationship advice. I hardly have any experience. So, I’m not going to give you any advice. Sure, I could tell you about a few things I’ve learned since Holly and…
What to pack in your hospital bag for labor and delivery + real mama advice
So our little girl is due in just 7 weeks and while I had all the time in the world to prepare for our first born to come- because he was our first born (it’s sometimes hard for me to…
How to deal with toxic people & what to do when people tell you you’re wrong
Does anyone out there feel like they’re always questioning themselves? Are you one of the first people to back down in a disagreement and apologize first? That used to be me. In fact, it’s still one of my first instincts….
8 of the Worst Marriage Habits
8 of the Worst Marriage Habits [soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/268348830″ params=”color=ff5500&auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false” width=”100%” height=”166″ iframe=”true” /] Do you ever wish that sometimes you could just write a long list to your spouse of all the things he does that drive you insane?? I…
5 tips to get in and out of the grocery store in half the time!
Hey mamas! This post is for those of you who dread going to the grocery store, especially with kids. It’s not that we don’t love our kids and it’s not that they’re not fun; but trips to the store with…