Hey Mama! Yes… YOU! Why don’t you take a little breather and sit down for a minute! You absolutely deserve it! Life is so stinkin’ busy this time of year and it’s easy to get wrapped in our day to day lives doing the same thing…running the same errands…cleaning up the same messes….and stressing about […] Read more…
I absolutely LOVE football! I really do. You may have read my article 5 Things Fantasy Football Taught Me About LIFE, which really gives you an idea of where my love for this sport came from and why I am excited for THE BIG GAME on Sunday! I will proudly be wearing my orange and […] Read more…
I am way excited to share with you a guest post by husband today! As many of you know, we met when we were 15, started dating when we were 16, married at 21 and have now been married for over 5 years! I just love him and am so happy that he is my […] Read more…
April has always been a special month for me! I absolutely LOVE Spring. The weather, the clothes, the parks, the swimming pools, Easter… it is such a fun time of year! It is also special because it is my birthday month! Growing up I always had long lists of things that I wanted for my […] Read more…
I just wanted to take a minute to thank each and every one of you who participated in our Blankets for Babies Drive for the month of March! Can I just say, there are some amazing people in this world?! When I came up with this Service Challenge for the month of March, I set […] Read more…
I remember when Laila was just a few months old, I was out for a walk with a friend and our babies. We were talking about everything girls talk about – husbands, in-laws, friends and babies. It was nice catching up and being outside with a newborn AND it was really nice having girl talk. […] Read more…
Many of you know that I had the opportunity of attending the Build Your Blog Conference 2014 a few months ago and absolutely loved it! One of my very favorite parts about being there was meeting incredible companies I had never even heard about before! Your Free Tree is one of them and I am […] Read more…
One of the FUNNEST parties that I have ever thrown in my life was our Gender Reveal Party! I honestly don’t think there is a better way to find out what sex the newest member of your family is going to be. Today I thought I would do a little “Throwback Thursday” and throw it […] Read more…
I absolutely love service. I think it is an amazing way to truly make EVERY day, the BEST day for our families. Whether we serve our own families or teach them to serve others, I know we can find happiness in our homes when we do good deeds. I am excited to introduce you to […] Read more…
It is the most wonderful time of the year! It is time for March Madness! It may sound a little crazy coming from me. A girl that normally comes across as girlie as girlie can get and sometimes mixes up football lingo with basketball lingo. BUT this time of year is so fun for me […] Read more…
This week we have talked about How To Date Your Husband and have seen 30 Date Ideas for ANY Budget – but what about the basic date of going out to dinner? (MY FAVE!) We love to go out to dinner every Friday night. We try to go to a new place, but you know […] Read more…
April 26, 2003 was a day that changed my life forever. At the time, I didn’t know that it would be a significant day or that it would be a date that I would always remember. But it is. 6:00pm rolled around and there was a knock at my door. A cute boy on crutches […] Read more…
February is the month of LOVE! A time to show love to our spouses, children, extended family and even our friends. When I think of February I think of PINK {my favorite color}, sparkles, heart candies and flowers! These are just a few of my favorite things. This month on the blog will be just […] Read more…
Today my husband has accepted my invitation to guest post about how to keep your marriage flourishing even after wedding bells and honeymoon romance fade into the background. I am so grateful for my husband, Tyson. He has been by my side for nearly 10 years now and we have grown so much together. We […] Read more…
What an exciting year this has been for me and my family. A time of changing, learning, growing and celebrating. Over the past few months, I have been thinking about Laila’s first birthday party. I knew I wanted it to be a celebration of HER! She has been such a BIG blessing in our lives, […] Read more…
Being a mom can be rough. We have some pretty bad days, right?! Those days you feel are NEVER going to end. Those days where the baby is crying, laundry isn’t done, dishes are stacked, your to do list is a mile long and somehow in between you are supposed to pick up kids from […] Read more…
On December 14, 2012 I was on bed rest. I was 8 months pregnant and just weeks away of giving birth to my first baby. While on bed rest I tried to keep myself busy. I liked to write, scrapbook, make crafts, take warm baths and read all about birth and becoming a mom for […] Read more…
I remember when I was little, my little sister and I would literally spend hours looking at the newspaper ads and magazines around Christmas time. We each had a marker and we would circle everything we wanted, put x’s through things we would never want (mostly boy toys that we thought were lame) and huge […] Read more…
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