One crucial need we have in raising children is for other people to respect boundaries in parenting. Unfortunately, this can often be easier said than done. Over the years, I've heard a lot of stories from other parents about times when family members or another loved one violated their boundaries and disrespected their parenting choices. It is such a common problem that I decided to write a ...
Getting Your Child Life Experiences As a SAHM
One of the biggest challenges as a stay at home mom is ensuring you are getting your child life experiences. It is so easy to drop the ball, allowing kids to watch too much TV and keeping them too insulated from life. Here are some great ways to introduce your kids to a larger world. This post contains affiliate links. Please read my entire disclosure statement for more information. Getting ...
Catholic Confession After a LONG Absence
Those of you who are long-time readers know that I left the church during my young adult life. At first I left out of rebellion, but soon I found myself fearful that God and the Church would not take me back. I always considered myself a Christian, but it was a very lonely time period in my life. Thankfully, I got over that! Andrew (my husband) gently nudged me into going back. But, for ...
Easy, Cheap Toddler Fun
We had some really cold days this last winter - like really cold! I've gotten used to it after living in South Dakota all these years, but wowza! There were times where I couldn't take the little man outside, so we had to get creative with activities to do indoors. Thankfully I have enough stuff squirreled away that we were able to make it work. (Shhh! Don't tell Andrew!) This "stick 'em" game was ...
All Natural Hair Gel
When I made the switch to all natural hair products, it took awhile to get the shampoo right. When I finally did, my hair was soft, curly, and super fluffy - or frizzy! That is NOT what a curly hair girl wants! So I knew I had to do something about it, but I didn't know what to do. That's where my all natural hair gel came into play! It took a few tries to get it right, but now I am loving my ...
Are You Making Enough Deposits?
Thankfully Andrew (my husband) and I don't fight very often. When we do, it's often over trivial things that aren't even worth remembering or mentioning the next day. But the other day I realized (yet again) that I tend to hold a grudge against people. The worst part? The only person I end up hurting is myself. Even if someone has hurt me badly, I tend to treat them well - but I let the anger ...
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