One of my favorite activities for us to do with the kids is to plant a garden. The seeds are affordable, the dirt in our backyard is free and the kids enjoy being a part of growing their own...
I used to be like most people. I thought the news reports about police shootings were sensationalism, trying to generate clickbait for profit. We thought we were immune, for no other reason than we watched these events unfold on a screen,...
Volunteering. Who has the time, right? One more thing to add to an already busy schedule and you don't even get paid for it. So why do it? This week (April 12-18) is National Volunteer Week, and here is...
The first time we brought our children to church, they were each less than a month old. Our daughter was just over a week, and our son was just five days old. I had all the normal new mom fears...
You've been putting it off for too long now. You sit down, take a deep breath. You're uncomfortable and you haven't even begun talking yet. You can do this, you tell yourself. If you don't have "The Talk" right...
One of my favorite things to do is to stroll through stores like Home Goods and World Market. My guilty pleasure is buying things for my home. Now that my husband and I are trying to conceive, this naturally...
Over the last few weeks, I had the pleasure of trying out a wonderful new product called Comfort Buddie. Comfort Buddie is a heating and cooling pad, specifically designed for infants and toddlers. Made from 100% pure cotton, Comfort...
April is National Childhood Abuse Prevention Month
Child abuse and neglect are very real problems in the United States that place a large financial and emotional burden on our communities and country.
3 Reasons Why Each of Us Should Care
1. A...
Our Moms Night Out at Waxing the City is only a few days away on Thursday, April 16 from 6-8 p.m.!! Have you invited a friend and purchased your tickets?! No? Well, we are here to do a little...
My daughter, Lucie, can be the most adorable, loving, polite, and caring child I have ever met. Beware if you cross her, though -- you will face the wrath of an age that strikes fear into moms everywhere: threenager-dom!...
National Library Week starts today and I, for one, am excited!
All right. So, maybe this week isn't as highly anticipated as Halloween or Christmas. There may not be the international hype that leads up to St. Patrick's Day or...
It's a Monday night and I am crunched into a too-small wooden chair in a church in downtown Columbia watching a group of girls listening to rules of etiquette: no elbows on the table, asking politely for things to...
I love this time of year in Columbia. The weather is warming up, the flowers are blooming, and everyone’s allergies are completely out of control … okay, so maybe dealing with a stuffed up toddler is NOT my most...
Today is National Siblings Day. I learned only recently that this day existed; but it's fitting, because exactly one year ago, on this day, I gave my daughter her first and only sibling. In the year since he has...
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Mother’s Day in Columbia: 4 Ways to Make Mom Feel Special!
Mother's Day in Columbia and beyond is quickly approaching. Are you ready?!
I can't help but look back on my own mother and all the...
