Motherhood + Parenting

It hasn’t been long since I found out you’re going to be in this world, but it feels like I already know you. It feels like I've known you my whole life. When I think about you, I can't help...

What I have happily coined "The Bunny Money System" came about from my desire to want to teach our children about the value of time and money.  We weren't really sure how to go about doing this, but after...

We all have them. Do me a favor.  Stop.  Re-read that sentence.  Ok, now read it again.  One more time, and emphasize the ALL. We ALL have them.  The days of motherhood that make you question everything you are doing in...

Bringing a baby earth side isn't always sunshine and rainbows, sometimes it's gray skies and rain. Leaving your baby in the NICU is hard enough while you're in the hospital but it's absolutely heart wrenching when you leave them to...

I am a rookie mom of a middle-schooler.   My oldest is in the 6th grade.  Almost immediately I saw the changes in him.  He wanted me to drop him off at a friends house so they could walk...

When I was pregnant with my first born I would sit up at night and worry about a lot of things. Something I worried about a lot was sleep. I LOVE my sleep and I was so nervous about...

If you are a parent, at some point you’ll hear the dreaded “I’m bored!” Those words are enough to grate on anyone’s nerves. With the million and one possible activities available to a child at any given time, how...

Choosing a doctor is more difficult than I once thought.  Why?  Because not every doctor thinks alike.  For that matter, not every mother thinks alike.  In the end, we all care about our health and children but everybody's views...

Most of us are familiar with the old adage “It takes a village to raise a child.”  We can all acknowledge that parenting is hard.  Whether you’re a stay at home mom or a mom who works outside of...

We have seen the news story and disturbing video that came out recently involving one of our universities, and I know that it has saddened our hearts and has brought shame to our state. Bottom line, that behavior is taught...

Let's be honest, work isn't exactly the first thing that goes through your mind when you find yourself staring at a positive pregnancy test. But maybe it's the fifteenth? Or the eighty-third? It doesn't matter when it crosses your mind, it just matters that...

Dear Daylight Savings Time, I have a bone to pick with you. Let me start off by saying that I treasure my sleep, and I need to catch some shut eye so I can remain a calm and patient mom...