Fitness and Wellness

5 Tips for Pregnancy/Postpartum Fitness and Wellness Fitness and Wellness are important at every stage of life but particularly during pregnancy and afterward. Here are 5 tips to help during this time. Hydrate. I can’t stress this enough. Hydrating with water is important for any human being but especially for the expectant and nursingRead More →

A Reason to Give A Reason to Give. This is near and dear to my heart. I am raising money for Gabby, my 8 year old niece that was diagnosed with a cancerous brain tumor in Oct. 2015. As written by her mom: “Before the diagnosis Gabby was a healthy child. The onlyRead More →

Measuring Success As a stay at home/work at home mom, how do you measure success? As a stay at home/work at home Mom, most days you’re left feeling dissatisfied because you don’t feel like anything has been accomplished…For some reason, we are blinded to all the “things” that we doRead More →

Dating Your Kids It is so important to spend time with your kids, giving them the attention that they much need. Quality time spent gives them a better sense of self and helps them to feel loved. And just like with any relationship, spending time together helps to create life long-lasting bondsRead More →

Independent Woman Independent Woman. We’ve heard about Dependency issues but not so much about Independency Issues. One can be just as harmful as the other. Growing up, I remember my Mom telling me/drilling in me to not take anything from anyone especially “nothing from a man”. I was taught to haveRead More →

Homeschool Curriculum Homeschool Curriculum. If you’ve followed along for a while, you know that this school year (2015-16) is the 1st year that I’ve done homeschool with our kids. We made the decision after some thought and ultimately being led by God to homeschool. You can read more about OurRead More →

Who Needs Friends? Who Needs Friends? Do you really need friends, especially the older you get, especially if you’re married with kids? “In good times, in bad times, I’ll be on your side forever more…that’s what friends are for”, as the old song says. If you want to have friends, youRead More →

Spring Color + Floral Crown Spring Color. Everyone knows that you have to have a “new” outfit for Easter right? Well, I’m so over and done with buying clothes for now…I hate having to buy in a bigger size (on this weight loss journey), I must admit! But I didRead More →

Journey to the Cross Journey to the Cross. The kids and I have been reflecting on Jesus’s journey to the cross using a study that I found online for kids. It’s so important for us that the kids know and understand the meaning of Easter. So we did 4 Lessons for Easter: LessonRead More →

Purple Beauty – Spring Inspiration Purple Beauty. What inspires me most during the Spring are the colors that begin to peek out in nature…colors that can inspire a new beauty look for Spring! So have you seen the purple hair craze that has been going on? I’m sure you have…well thisRead More →