Good gracious, y’all. What a time it’s been, huh? A global pandemic that will. Just. Not. Quit. The politicizing of everything about that pandemic. Racial unrest like I’ve never seen in all my 50 years.
Time to think about all...
On a recent Saturday, we were relaxing as a family at a local coffee shop when one of the baristas came up to say “hello” to our three-year-old son, Finn. She asked him for a high-five, and he said...
If motherhood were a house, and the different areas of parenting expertise were rooms, the one place I feel extra confident is in the kitchen. I love to cook, and my kids love to eat. And most of the...
My husband and I have been considering upgrading the flooring in part of our home for a few years. We have casually shopped for hardwood flooring (or wood-look) and new carpet for our bedroom. The shopping process has never...
Go back to third grade. You remember those multiplication drills, right? Timed: 100 problems in 10 minutes. Then 7 minutes. Then 4 minutes. Rows of ten, front and back, purple print still smelling of ditto ink. You are seven...
On a normal day my husband takes our six year old son, Grayson, to school at 8:00. Later at 10:00 he wakes our daughter up and feeds her breakfast, and I either get up with them or sleep until...
In this world full of only showing our best moments and filtering the rest, we can quickly lose sight of reality. It may be a picture on social media of a family dressed in trendy clothes all smiling at...
Courtney and Allen Tipping have been married for eleven years. They attend Midtown Fellowship (downtown campus) where Allen is on staff. In late 2008, the Tippings found out they were expecting sextuplets. Their babies, tragically, did not live, as...
October is National Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and chances are either you or someone you know has been affected by this disease. Besides skin cancer, breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer among American women. In 2016, it's...
Please Note :: This play date would not be possible without our wonderful event sponsor! Thank you to The Little Gym of Columbia, SC for hosting such a fun class and to the businesses mentioned below who helped make...
We hear a lot about how social media can be toxic. But there are ways that social media can help too.
At this time in particular, with physical distancing, many are struggling with feelings of isolation and depression. Social media...
I've been a stay-at-home mom and I've been a working mom. I can tell you without a shadow of a doubt, I am not a good stay-at-home mom.
So I work.
Contrary to how I feel, my kids beg me all...
My 13 month old fell down the stairs today. I was in his sister's room, helping her dress as I heard the, "bam, bam, bam, thud" followed by quick and shriek wails. I screamed for my husband and threw...
When new moms, or those hoping to be moms one day, ask us what the hardest part about being a mom is, our typical standard reaction is to tell them it’s watching your child grow up and move away....
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