We all either know or have sung the little rhyme that goes something like, “First comes love, then comes marriage, then comes the baby in the baby carriage.” Getting to the baby in the baby carriage is such a blessing, but it is also life-changing in ways you never realize. Causing many moms to wish they had asked more questions before having kids. Becoming a mom is both exciting and scary. Being responsible for caring, nurturing, and providing for a new little human can be overwhelming. Children do not come with instruction manuals, so it is all on-the-job training. No matter whether this is ..read more

The pandemic has not been easy on anyone, especially our kids. For so many, it has seemed like the world around us changed overnight. From the places we could no longer go, the things we could no longer do, the people we could no longer see, and even how we dressed. Masks became a needed accessory. All these changes also affected you as a mom. Parenting during quarantine is a whole new world. I can remember when the pandemic started and it was assumed that in a few weeks of staying home everything would go back to ‘normal’. We made a few adjustments to our at-home routines, but for the most p ..read more

In life there are so many things that come with instruction manuals. Unfortunately, our kids do not. Motherhood is a journey of unexpected twists and turns that is also one of life’s biggest blessings. With all the new, unexpected, and no instruction manual, all you can do is do your best as a mom and trust God for the rest. One way that I have found that helps me both to do my best and grow as a mom is to set mom goals. You often set goals in other areas of your life, why not do the same for you as a mom? Mom goals are those goals we set for ourselves that will help us to better connect with ..read more

I remember when I first heard the term tween. It seemed like something that someone made up and was not a real thing. As a mom of three girls, I knew the teen years will definitely give me a run for my money. Yet I thought that was the next season of parenting I needed to worry about since I had survived the terrible twos. However, all tween parents know how wrong I was. There are a lot of changes and things that happen within and around our kids when they hit those years from 10-12 years old, the tween years. They are no longer the little kids we knew and love. However, they are not yet teen ..read more

Ok, let me just put it out there. Motherhood is HARD!!!! Yes, it is a blessing, a gift, and something no mama I know would trade for anything in the world. Yet, it is still hard. Each season brings its own set of challenges along with ups and downs. While also bringing into question whether being a confident mom is even really a thing. Whether you are a mother for the first time or the third time. Whether you are a girl mom, a boy mom, or a mom of both boys and girls. We all seem to be on this journey without an instruction manual or a map. As a mom of three girls, I may not face some of the c ..read more

In the midst of the busyness of life, it can be easy to put our relationships on autopilot, especially in marriage. With life, careers, and kids, your marriage can be on your list just not at the top. With time this can cause you to become distant from your husband and needing ways to reconnect with your husband. I know for me, with my husband, Eric’s, busy career and work travel staying connected is not easy. With my focus at home and keeping up with our three very active daughters, we can be like ships passing. Not because we want to be or do not want to be connected, life just happens and o ..read more

Do you ever feel like you have more to-dos than time? As busy wives and moms, that is often our norm. We often wake up with our feet hitting the ground running. Both trying to manage and accomplish all the things we know we need to do and addressing all the unexpected things that pop up. In the midst of all of this, where are you supposed to find time to take care of yourself? The truth is you will never FIND the time. You have to MAKE the time. You have to choose to not just put yourself on your to-do list, but to make you a daily priority. This is something I know for so many of us moms is n ..read more

I do not know about you, but this wife life looked a whole lot easier before I became a wife. Marriage is a beautiful blessing, but it is not easy and it takes work. Then when you add career and kids to the mix it can often become overwhelming. However, no matter how much work it takes and the ups and downs you go through, it is all worth it. You do your best to build a strong and healthy marriage that will stand the test of time. While trying to be the best wife you can be. Now, what wife does not want her husband to say this about her? Being a Proverbs 31 Wife is often an ultimate goal for ..read more

Each season of motherhood brings its own set of challenges and blessings. Then when you add multiple kids in the mix things are often amplified. When our kids are babies, they go where we take them and they do only what we let them do. However, as they get older and get their own interests, they still go where we take them. Yet now they have more to say about where they go and what they do. From school to extracurricular activities, our kids’ often all over the place and schedules are filled. Thus filling our schedules as well. Then when you add friends in the mix, our kids time and our time i ..read more

Being a mom is one of the most rewarding and hardest jobs you can have. Being responsible for the health and well-being of another person, while also trying to give and teach them things they need to one day be more independent can be a daunting task. As a mom to three girls, I have a front-row to all things girl. Along with the different situations and challenges so many of us face as moms. Every season and age our kids go through brings a different set of joys, experiences, and challenges. Some things you do not see coming, and then there are others that you know are coming and can prepare ..read more