Challenges

Up until 3 years ago, our small family had taken very few trips to the doctors, let alone the hospital. When our second daughter was born, all that changed. She has had 15 laser surgeries in the last 2 years. Last...

Today is World Autism Awareness Day. For many people out there this personally hits home with them, including me. Last year we were given the life altering news that our sweet boy was on the spectrum. As a parent it's...

I recently lost my step-mom to stage 4 cancer. It's unbearable...losing a loved one. This is the sort of pain that I vigilantly protect my children from. I get in mother bear mode and don't want them to hurt at all....

During the most recent Super Bowl, many of the multi-million dollar campaign spots went to the usual suspects....the snack foods, the adult beverages, the soda pop, the feminine hygiene products.....wait, WHAT?!?!? Now that was a curve ball we didn't...

My daughter, my first born, did not get her first tooth until she was 16 months old. As much as I adored that pink gummy smile, at some point, I was pretty certain I was going to have to...

Last year around this time, I felt compelled to write my story of losing two precious babies through miscarriage. I ended up just not having the words to share and since it is so near and dear to my...

Ask any mom, and she will tell you, the sound of her baby's voice is the sweetest symphony one can hear. The coos, the giggles, the incomprehensible babble....all of it, pure poetry. But despite the sweet serenity of those...

  When it comes to childbirth, one thing that we can all agree on, is that it is an intensely personal experience (in more ways than one). Additionally, we all know that there is absolutely no way to anticipate the...

Looking back upon my first year as a mama, I remember so eagerly anticipating those major milestone events.....first time rolling over, first words, first steps....you know, the ones you obsess over, compare with your fellow mamas, making sure your...

Did you participate in Cow Appreciation Day at Chick-Fil-A a couple of weeks ago?! Our family did! The place was a jungle! The line was almost out the door to order, and there was almost no one in there...

As a mama of a freshly-minted five year old who is eagerly counting down the days until her first day of Kindergarten, I can speak from experience when I say that the school-days roll around all too quickly. On...

This week, we are bringing you the first installment of our "Ending The Mommy Wars" series as we make the committment to Love More and Judge Less. First up, we tackle perhaps the most well-publicized battle. It is that...

Let's face it. We have all been there.....we have felt the judgement of others for decisions we make in raising our children. If we really dig deep, I bet we can all admit to a time that maybe, just...

As a Mom of two GIRLS we have our momens of HIGH emotion responses and struggles for my daughters to get along! Though we don't experince the wrestling, punching, hitting aggresive behavior, we still endure the loud shrieks, crys,...

  Well, I did it. I survived through three pregnancies, had three natural births (just what I wanted), and have three beautiful children to show for it. I am blessed indeed! However, a sneaky struggle has made it's way into my...

"Stop screaming in the car, or I will pull this car over." "If you don't stop crying, we will leave right now." "If you don't stop doing that, you won't get dessert." So, I feel like I have noticed an influx of...

Okay, I am crowdsourcing some help with my dilemma, because I’m really stumped… how do you keep toy clutter to a minimum when your kid wants to keep everything? So, like most kids, my two children have all sorts of...

Summer is here!  Blistering hot summer… which means days of holing up inside, trying to keep kids entertained in ways that do not involve screens, and find ways to use up some energy when it’s just too roasting hot...

Have you started saving for your child’s college education? Or worse. Your children’s college educations? If you’re like me, even before that little bundle of joy was born, you had every intention of getting this important financial investment rolling,...

My three year old came out of the womb not wanting to be alone EVER. She wanted to be carried as an infant in my arms (wraps and carriers were not her cup of tea), constantly talked to and...

I find as a mother, or maybe just as a woman, I tend to overanalyze, over plan, over think...  I compare myself to others who appear (via their social media updates and pictures) to have lives that are easier, more exciting,...

Today and tomorrow are National Day(s) of unplugging. We hope you will join us in attempting to set down your computers, phones, ipads, notebooks, and TV remotes is attempting to unplug. It's only two short days. The hope is...

My almost three year old shot into the world (four hour labor and delivery), couldn’t sleep through the night as a baby (actually she still doesn’t), was a high energy toddler who constantly needed her mother’s attention, and is...

We live in an internet-centered world. So much of what we learn comes from the cyber world, and frankly, I don't know what I would do without it. When I was a kid, I had to go to the...

Labor Day weekend was a blast for my family! We took a trip to Disneyland with my parents, brother and sister-in-law, and some close family friends. For my mom's birthday she invited me to walk the Disneyland 1/2 Marathon....