Below: Want to give your teen a gift she’ll cherish forever? If you’re a Christian mom, this is the best gift idea for your kids that I’ve ever come across. It would make a great birthday, Christmas, Easter, or graduation present. It was a day or two into the new year when I saw the […]
6 Things I Want My Sons to Know About Marriage
Below: Marriage is hard, but it might be easier if we know a bit before getting married. Here’s what I want my sons to know about marriage. Dear Eli and Samuel, You are young right now, only 9 and 7, but I know how fast time goes, and before we know it, you’ll be standing […]
Found Ticks in Your House? Here’s What You Need to Know [Expert Advice]
Below: If you found ticks in your house, you probably have a thousand scary questions running through your head. Get answers from an expert below. A few years ago, I found a dead tick in my bed. At first I wasn’t too alarmed; after all ticks are just a part of life during Maine summers. Then […]
24 Fun Mother Daughter Trips You’ll Want to Take Right Now
Below: Go on one of these fun mother daughter trips to spend some quality time with the special girl(s) in your life. It was November and that meant one thing. Actually it meant a lot of things: Winter was beginning, Thanksgiving was right around the corner, Christmas would follow soon after that… But for my […]
17 Swoon-Worthy Home Command Centers
Below: Home command centers will help you get and keep your family organized, but you have to put some thought into what you really need in your family command center before you set it up. These 17 swoon-worthy examples will give you tons of inspiration. Four years ago I decided the giant bare wall in […]
Four Awesome Planners to Finally Get Your Life in Order
Below: If you struggle to keep your life organized, one of these four awesome planners will help get you on track! I never owned a planner until last year. I saw one a fellow blogger and business mama had created and it was so pretty that I just couldn’t help myself. It’s been a year, […]
Let’s Get Organized: A Five Week Challenge
Below: Want to get organized, but don’t have the time for 31 days of extra tasks? Join this challenge to help make your life SIMPLER! There’s something about a fresh start, a clean slate, that I find so appealing. The idea that you can put your missteps behind you and begin again, that each new day […]
Quirky Gift Ideas for the Guy Who has Everything
Below: Have a hard-to-buy-for guy in your life? You’re sure to find something to please in this list of quirky gift ideas for the guy who has everything. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. I have the hardest time coming up with gift ideas for the guys in my life. They usually […]
Things That Get Put on the Back Burner After Having Kids (and How to Change That)
This post is sponsored by Tomorrow Sleep. Remember back before you had kids? Back when you had all the free time in the world, but you thought you were SO. BUSY? Done laughing yet? I’ll wait. There’s nothing like having a baby to make you realize just how footloose and fancy free you were pre-kids. […]
The Non-Pinterest Mom’s Guide to Halloween: A Cautionary Tale
This post is sponsored by Tomorrow Sleep. It was a dark and stormy night. Just kidding. It was a gorgeous, sunny day in early October. My husband, not usually known for being into holiday prep, had Halloween on his mind. “Hey guys,” he said out of nowhere, “Halloween is less than a month away. You […]