While LightStream has compensated me for this post, all opinions are my own. The following isn’t intended to be financial or adoption advice. Debt gets a bad rap. We hear people talking about getting out of debt, avoiding debt, complaining or expressing fear about being in debt…all conversations that paint debt as something that shouldn’t…
My boys are getting ready to start their seventh season of soccer, which makes me a card-carrying soccer mom. Even when the alarm goes off early on Saturday morning and even when I remember it’s my turn to bring snacks an hour before the game, I’ve never been sorry we signed our kids up for…
I know…it’s another post about a challenge that talks about why we should all do more of this thing and less of that thing. I can sense your virtual eye roll. But the AdventHealth 21 Day Feel Whole Challenge is different. It is. Why I’m doing the AdventHealth 21 Day Feel Whole Challenge This post…
Fatherhood is about love, not DNA. I mean…obviously. I’ve been talking a lot lately about the stories pictures don’t tell. And, while there’s definitely stories behind these pictures, I think I’ll just let these stand on their own today, although I have provided brief captions. Enjoy and happy Father’s Day to all the dads and father…
I wrote a post last week (or so) about how pictures tell as story…yet not. There’s always a story that the picture doesn’t tell. Maybe it’s because a picture only shows so much and the real story (or at least another layer or the story) is happening outside the frame. Maybe that was intentional or…
So…eco-friendly kitchen stuff. Here we are. I have never been what anyone would describe as crunchy or granola. As a matter of fact, most self-proclaimed crunchy granola people get on my nerves. There’s just something…I don’t know…sanctimonious about telling everyone how crunchy and granola you are. Now. I’m not a wasteful person who hates the…
So…I’m doing this 30-day blogging challenge. I supposed I should get around to writing an actual post about that, explaining why, but today isn’t that day. I’m taking it back to old school blogging (which is one of the reasons I raised my hand to do this 30-day challenge, but again, today isn’t the day…
We are at a family camp in Missouri this week. Camp No Limits is a camp for limb different kids. It’s a traveling camp held in several locations around the United States each year, meaning the core staff and programs are the same but the camp (and campers) vary based on location. The camp we’re…
Disclaimer: I’m about as far from a crunchy mommy as it’s possible to be. Case in point, I buy Lunchables and I feed them to my kids. All that aside, I swear by my all natural, kid safe insect repellent. One of my kids is a mosquito magnet. To add insult to injury, he reacts…
I have mixed feelings about aging. On one hand, getting older means I’m moving toward my goal of living a long and happy life and watching my children and their children (and maybe my children’s children’s children) grow up. On the other hand, I’m not always at peace with my aging body. In my head,…
