Let’s have some rainy Saturday morning real talk here. Before I was a mama, I totally didn’t get it, this whole, raising responsible teenagers thing. I was a school counselor in a large high school in Northwest Arkansas, and the regular things that many teenagers do kinda made me feel a little… Continue reading Are you a helicopter or a lawn mower mama? #guilty
I love my little old house, but with little old houses comes a lot of little old house problems. I bought our home a few years ago, and every summer have bought my home something nice…..and by something nice I mean, a new dishwasher, a new hot water heater, some nice new pipes and several… Continue reading Money Peace for Single Mamas
Let’s talk about your 2019 goals 🤗🤗. I so love the beginning of the year, even though we are big goal setters all year. There’s about a fresh new year (and a ridiculously long month, AY) to help me re-evaluate and make some changes. Cole and I are going to map out his goals for… Continue reading Goal Digger 2019
“I guess you can just stay in the condo and I will go to the beach all by myself!”, I said as my child threw himself across the bed in our condo. I took the doughnuts and myself upstairs, and sat down to have a good cry. My mom, forever my therapist, listened to me,… Continue reading Unglued (on vacation)
I used to be completely right brained, a lover of art and music, driven completely by my whims and emotions, then I became an educator. Because of the nature of my job, I had to kind of develop my left brain. Take a look at my desk at work and you will note my… Continue reading Broken Crayons Still Color
I guess I am basically a terrible example of having blind faith in God’s promises. I just sent a picture of a new book I got for myself for Christmas, Anxious for Nothing, by Max Lucado, to a friend who struggles with anxiety and self worth (when she is this amazing mom, coworker, aunt,… Continue reading Oh Ye of Little Faith
I love the beach. There are specific VIPs in our life who do not love the heat (my parents) or we would just move there tomorrow. So this year, Cole and I were able to go not once, but twice to the ocean, which made my soul so very happy. I believe in vacationing for… Continue reading Letting Go
Let’s talk about food cravings. I love dip, really any kind of dip. I can hold my own against cupcakes, cookies and cakes (a feat since I work in a high school office where food is constantly in and out, and it is always gorgeously sweet food), but a tortilla chip and any kind of… Continue reading Made to Crave, Chapter One, “What’s Really Going On Here?”
Hey girls, it’s me again. I know you all get sick and tired of hearing me talk about my lifetime struggle with body image, but my small town went and opened a fabulous aquatic center this summer, and I live with a seven-year old minion who loves all things water, so I have had to… Continue reading Fit Mama, Strong Mama, Happy Mama
Father’s Day is such a mixed day of emotions for so many. If you are my age, and you still get to have your daddy in your life, you should feel so blessed. I know that circumstances are not always so happy for everyone, but I am hoping that in your lifetime, if you did… Continue reading What is value of a daddy?
Boy Mama No Drama 