Dear Daughter,
My dear, sweet daughter. You, my joyous, talkative, proud, 5 year old fill my heart with love. I firmly believe you to be a gift from God and the epitome of His beautiful image.
Apparently, so do you.
Before you...
My reading list often mirrors seasons in motherhood for me. Lately, my son has moved further through tween-ager and closer to teenager. I have so many questions, new worries, and a desire to be better at walking with him...
This is, as of this very moment, the only picture I have of me with my boys.
My husband isn’t in the picture, and it isn’t a simple snapshot of me with just one of them. It’s the single photo I...
Nearly 45 million children around the United States play organized sports, making foot and ankle injuries increasingly common. In fact, these injuries make up nearly one third of visits to sports medicine clinics. Ankle sprains are one of the...
Is she having fun?
I cannot keep count of how many times I have had to answer this question over the years. My daughter's anxiety means that sometimes when we try something new or are in a crowded situation she...
Four years ago our family decided to embrace the backyard chicken movement and become, what I like to call Urban Homesteaders. My husband grew up in the Old North End of Colorado Springs and had fond memories of the...
Feeding children is often way harder than it should be. Our family is blessed with four children, ages 5 and under, so relative pandemonium is something to which we are accustomed. Somehow meals magnify the difficulty of filling multiple...
Truth time! Our TV is almost always on. Most of the time it’s some sporting event on in the background. But, I’ll also admit I am a sucker for most reality and true-crime shows. I watch the true-crime stuff...
I realized the other day – as my daughter screamed, “I want my breakfast, daaaddyyy!” while I was changing her poopy diaper – that I had entered a different realm of living. While I’m doing something for my two...
If you're anything like me, you might hear the word, "productivity" and cringe. That, or turn on your heels and run—far, far away. But lately, I've come to realize that productivity isn't actually a dirty word. Really!
Listen. My kids...
In + Around CO Springs
The Colorado Springs Guide To Indoor Play Places
When you are planning activities with your kids, the weather seems to play an important role! Let's face it, there are days when as...
