36 Tongue Twisters To Tease Everyone From Toddlers to Teens

Tongue twisters test your talent to talk terrifically through words that twist, turn and tease your tongue. Tongue twisters strengthen mouth muscles and English...

Notes To New Parents: Advice Chock Full of Wisdom and Well...

New parents advice flows from the mouths of experienced mothers and fathers like water on a mountain waterfall. Although advice often is filled with...

REAL LIFE TEXTS FROM A FIRST-TIME-MOM

Mommin’ isn’t easy – especially for first-time moms. In the few short days (or day) to follow the birth of your fresh, little bundle,...

Life as an Interracial Couple What We Didn’t Realize

  “Hmm, I wonder what it’d be like to marry a white guy?” – said me never. Seriously, have you ever thought about what it “would...

My Surprising Journey To Better Health And Wellness Part 2

If you missed part 1 of my surprising journey to better health and wellness, please read that first, here. I left my doctor’s office,...

Anaphylaxis – The Reaction To Be Prepared For

  Everyone responsible for a child may be at risk for witnessing an anaphylaxis reaction – including parents, school staff, family, friends and doctors. Meet...

We Dug These Trenches with Love

Travis and I have a tendency of describing the stage of life we’re in just like this, “Oh, we’re in the TRENCHES.” I’m pretty...

Feeling All the Feels: Sending My Girl to Kindergarten

  I don’t know how it happened. It’s cliche but it’s true. It seems like yesterday the nurse placed her in my arms for the first...

Having A Baby In A Pandemic: Mourning The Loss Of A...

2020 has been one for the books. Pandemic, murder hornets, virtual learning, toilet paper shortage, and the list goes on and on. What many...

HOW TO USE HASHTAGS MOMTREPRENEUR 101

Added to the Oxford Dictionary in 2010, you are most likely familiar with hashtags throughout social media, but do you know where the term...

My Surprising Journey To Better Health And Wellness – Part 2

If you missed part 1 of my surprising journey to better health and wellness, please read that first, here. I left my doctor’s office,...

6 Foods to Avoid While Breastfeeding

From the moment we find out that we are pregnant, women are restricted from so many things that we have to avoid. Whether it’s...

How Long to Breastfeed Your New Baby

How long to breastfeed a new baby is one of the very first questions new mothers ask after giving birth. Since we were all...

Experiencing Memory Loss: Grieving Someone Who Is Still Alive

Her memory loss started several years ago. She would lose track of her words mid-sentence. She would forget what we were discussing. She would...

Child Diabetes: 6 Important Things to Prepare Your Kid For School

Your child with type 1 diabetes is headed back to school. This may be your first go-round with going back to school and juggling...

On Reconnecting With My First Born

A long time ago, it was just you and me. Every day, from the morning when Dad left for work, until the evening when he...

Kindergarten Graduation: The Hardest Part

Becoming a mother has made me acutely aware of how quickly time flies. People tell you over and over how fast time moves post...

How Navigating the 2021 Digital World Can Create Tough Career Challenges

I am a newspaper girl at heart, but I live in a digital world. Welcome to my world, where paper is now digital and...

What Being Separated for a Year Has Taught Me

I'’m separated… from my husband of would-have-been nine years this past spring. There’s no need to go into the gory details that led to...

#IMOMSOHARD Judge Me Not

#IMOMSOHARD – we mean, what mom doesn’t?? Well, a couple of moms decided to grab a camera, set the stage in the playroom, and...

5 Simple Steps To Intentionally Create The Life Worth Living That...

When you’re a type-A, linear thinker who’s grown up in a field like law as I have, thinking about your future life worth living...

How We Get Back to School As A Homeschooling Family

  Getting “back” into our homeschool routine is pretty much the same as saying, “After school, we’ll go to the pool!” It’s pretty much the...

Is it Safe to Use CBD While Breastfeeding?

Now that the hemp plant and its derivatives, like CBD, are legal in the U.S. on a federal level, many people are wondering about...

32 Life Lessons I’ve Learned In 32 Incredible Years

A Birthday Girl's Reflections of Life Lessons on Motherhood, People, and Health If someone were to hand me a list of outrageous events that...

Motherhood Through Our Eyes

  We come from different parts of the country and have different backgrounds and lifestyles. But the one thing that has bonded us, and has...

The Death Penalty: 10 Things You Need To Know

On April 24, Governor Ron DeSantis of Florida signed a death warrant for Bobby Joe Long, one of the most notorious serial killers in...

The Truth about Labor and Delivery: Everyone Poops

Pooping on the delivery table is good for your baby, so bear down and push... actually squeeze! Literally the biggest fear of new moms...

Eloping in the Desert: Why It Is Cooler Than You Think

Eloping can be romantic, spontaneous, or even completely planned out and is the best option for a lot of couples.  Whether you shy away...

6 Important Tips to Consider When Shopping Bridesmaid Dresses and Gowns

Having your friend's support and encouragement on the most important day of your life will make your wedding even more special. Their presence matters...

10 Hilarious Things From Distance Learning You Don’t Want To Admit

Quarantine 2020 has made everyone a little cray. There has been laughter, tears, and moments of temporary insanity when it comes to distance learning...

8 Commonly Missed Signs of Diabetes in Children

Let's be honest. Kids are kids. They get into things, get sick, and then they get better. After going through this routine over and...

Teaching Your Children about December Holidays Different than Your Own

In the hustle and bustle of the holiday season, a great way to engage your children in something both educational and exciting is to...

BREASTFEEDING WITH FLAT OR INVERTED NIPPLES

The thought of breastfeeding to pregnant moms always comes with a bit of anxiety and fear of the unknown. That’s why there are so...

The Online Village: Why Moms Are Always on Their Phones

“Seriously, what are you looking at? Who are you talking to?” “No one. I’m just on Facebook.” “Facebook, Instagram. You’re always on there. I don’t see...

Raising a Family with a Spouse suffering from a Chronic Disease

As I sat breastfeeding my infant while entertaining my toddler, half-listening to a doctor (a gastroenterologist to be exact) tell myself and my husband that...

A Complete Family? Not Yet, Says Big Sister, Chloe

She’s one of the “bigs” but more importantly, my right-hand, underpaid high executive, number 1 daughter. Meet Chloe, she’s the first daughter of our...