Super Mom Aspirations and Tangerine Dreams

Nineteen years ago I found out I was pregnant with my first child. I had just turned twenty years old one month prior and was somehow ready ...

Image from: http://www.christelow.com/five-little-monkeys-jumping-on-the-bed-by-eileen-christelow.html ...As a perfect day. At least n...

Image from: http://vanriggins.wordpress.com/2012/05/22/discipline-in-kids-ministry/ Pick your switch. My siblings and I heard this lin...

Image from: http://framework.latimes.com/2012/07/19/world-trade-center-july-1986/ September 11, 2001: It was a regular ol' morning...

I make stuff up. As a parent, I mean. Always looking for creative ways to keep the day on track and the kids as content as possible. All in ...

School is back in session, full swing. We, as parents, are crazy busy and anything that makes the mornings run smoothly is a win-win situati...

My first born, my oldest son, soon to be sixteen, officially has his first real girlfriend. I got this. I have been mentally preparing mysel...

Some days...they really try my patience. I try not to loose my cool. I take deep breathes. I step away for a moment. I redirect their energ...

As we sat together, just the two of us on a rare and special date, I watched you eat a popsicle, cherishing each and every bite like it was ...

Hi. Hi. Hi. Hi. Bye. Hi. I am Z and this here is my twin brother, E. Hi. We noticed Mommy's tushy has been dragging a bit lately; she is...

Image from: http://weestro.hubpages.com/ I'm going to go out on a limb here and assume that I am not the only parent out there who...

The other night I was baking cookies after the kids went to bed. We needed a couple batches to sell at the lemonade stand and that was just ...

Or rather, perfectly stormy. My twin boys are officially 9 months old. I was pregnant with them for almost the whole 9 month gestation. ...

...kicked my arse. All I wanted to do was write. My goal for the day was to keep the kids happy, get a few chores done around the house so I...