I stared at a wall of faces. So hard to choose. All of them were in need of an education. You’ve heard the spiel before: “For just $32 per month….” My son reached up and chose one profile – and then another one. He was confused because this boy had the same face as the […]
Five years ago, my husband and I spent the best $100 of our lives by joining Financial Peace University. FPU is a 9-week class hosted by Dave Ramsey, author of Total Money Makeover and Complete Guide to Money. This class teaches you how to become debt free using strategies that work. Since taking this class, […]
I remember the solemn moment. The moment my dream car, my yellow Volkswagon Beetle, died. RIP, Daisy! Not that I had driven her in two years because rear facing car seats do not fit in the back of Bugs … I tried. My poor 6’2” husband had to drive that tiny hatchback in all of […]
Mom Brain: when you can recall the entire theme song of Doc McStuffins but cannot remember the last thing you ate or when you last showered. When your vocabulary is reduced to that of a 5-year-old because it has been weeks (months?) since you have had much adult interaction without kids around. When you go […]
“Leaving behind nights of terror and fear I rise Into a daybreak that’s wondrously clear I rise Bringing the gifts that my ancestors gave, I am the dream and the hope of the slave. I rise I rise I rise.” Maya Angelou, “Still I Rise” January 2017. The doors opened, and the women flooded in. […]
I used to think I was a horrible housekeeper until my husband took the kids on a trip for a week. It was then that I realized something. I was easily able to keep the house clean. Laundry, dishes, grime, clutter … all manageable. At that moment I realized: It’s not me, it’s them! “My […]
I traveled nearly 1400 miles to welcome my newest niece into the world. Well, she arrived 36 hours before I did, but she was ready for some aunt snuggles by the time I got there! Knowing what it’s like to have a newborn in the house, I knew this trip needed to be a solo […]
One magical day, a mysterious package arrived on our doorstep addressed to three surprised and excited children. Waiting patiently inside of the package was one of Santa’s own, clad in a red felt suit and hat: an Elf on the Shelf. We named him Captain. Captain the Elf. The kids squealed and danced with delight […]
Before I was a mom, I declared that my children would never be picky eaters. Cue laughter from moms around the world. I love food, and I assumed that trait would pass down to my children as well. At first, my husband or I would prepare our family’s plates. Mine and my husband’s always looked […]
Halloween with a Big Kid {When They Outgrow Trick-or-Treating} I am that mom. You know the mom. The mom that does ridiculous things to her kids all for the sake of a picture. I’m not even ashamed of it. In fact, I embrace it. Check out those times I shoved my kids inside pumpkins, y’all. […]
