I'm a firm believer that friendships, when they are mutually beneficial, are one of life’s sweetest ways of filling your soul with happiness. But...
Growing up in rural west Alabama…in a town most people have never even heard of
I am the very essence of a small-town girl. York,...
Top Secret Mom Info:
That peanut butter and jelly sandwich you’re making? It’s edible with the crust on. No, really. It's possible for anyone of...
Do you ever feel like the universe is trying to tell you something? Well, lately, it’s been telling me this:
We are all broken.
I just...
For the last 5 years, we have packed shoeboxes for Operation Christmas Child. This year, we won’t.
Operation Christmas Child is a branch of Samaritan’s...
The Elf on the Shelf craze is a supermom's (or superdad's) dream. Who wouldn't relish in the freedom of frequently reminding their child that Santa...
The details of that morning are a blur.
Even when I strain to remember the details, only flashes of memories come to mind. And though...
I have always known that I wanted to stay home with my kids if that was in the cards for my family. So leaving...
More than six years ago, I dropped my son off in his infant classroom for his very first day.
As a first-time mom and an...
Springtime in RVA means having to answer that age-old question: Busch Gardens or Kings Dominion?
We are fortunate to have two major theme parks within...














