Disclosure: I received a complimentary copy of this book in order to facilitate my review. All opinions are my own. My kids and I like to listen to audio books in the car...whether we are on a long road trip or just going across town. Right now, we are working our way through the Ramona books by Beverly Cleary. We just love Ramona! She has such a spunky spirit, and the scrapes that she gets in Continue Reading
Learn How to Keep Your Kids Safe Online with BGCA
“I participated in an Influencer Activation Program on behalf of Mom Central Consulting for BGCA. I received a promotional item to thank me for participating." One thing I've noticed over the years about parenting is that once you finally feel like you've got this motherhood thing down, something changes. When you finally get the hang of nursing, it's time for solid food. When you finally Continue Reading
Staying Healthy with Vitafusion Gummy Vitamins
I participated in an Influencer Activation on behalf of Mom Central Consulting for Vitafusion. I received a product sample to facilitate my review and promotional item to thank me for participating. I'll never forget the day when I first became a mom. Right from the first few minutes after her birth, I was so focused on getting my daughter to nurse that I didn't have much time to think about what Continue Reading
Enjoy your friends with a Moms’ Night Out
This post is sponsored by Moms' Night Out and Mom Select. I think one of the best parts about being a mom is having other moms as friends. After long days of feeding, diapering, cleaning, laundry, stepping on Legos, picking up the same toy 25 times...you all know the drill...we need to recharge our batteries by spending time with people who we can relate to. I recently invited some of my best Continue Reading
The Day I Turned the Happiest Place on Earth into a Nightmare
I'm so honored to be over at KathiLipp.com today with a post for her Bad Mom Mondays series about the time I was a Bad Mom at the Happiest Place on Earth. Here's a snippet: A few years ago, my husband and I decided to take our kids, ages 5 and 2, to Walt Disney World in Florida. We had just received our tax return and figured that it might be the last time we could go without worrying about Continue Reading
Connecting with the Moms in Your Life
I participated in an Influencer Activation Program on behalf of Mom Central Consulting for Starbucks. I received a promotional item and a gift card to facilitate my review. Being a mom is extraordinarily hard work. Giving of yourself all day, every day to little souls that need love, nurturing, and discipline...not to mention 3 meals a day, and clean clothes, dishes and rooms, takes its toll on Continue Reading
How to Cultivate Faith in your Family
One of my main jobs as a mom, as I see it, is to learn how to cultivate faith in my family, and more specifically, my children. It is my responsibility, along with my husband, to introduce Jesus into our children's lives and to foster their relationship with him. But after a mother accepts this responsibility as part of her role, the question then becomes, "How on earth do I go about doing Continue Reading