- Ezra, Family, Health, Wellness, & Self Care, Little Brother, Messy Faith, Miscellaneous, Personal and Spiritual Ramblings
In which I word vomit about my life
My house is quiet. My mother-in-law has taken Ezra away to get a 3-day head start on our family vacation and Little Brother is sleeping. The only sound is the air conditioning, the…
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Summer survival: why moms need support instead of shaming
It’s that time of year, when kids get out of school for the summer and everyone seems to have an opinion on the best way for kids to spend the next two months.…
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Sparkhouse Frolic Books for Kids: Little Steps, Big Faith
“It is never too early to teach kids about God.” Sparkhouse Family believes that kids can begin learning about God as they begin developing through their childhood. Thus, they have created a wonderful set…
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Preschool Graduation: Ezra’s Trials and Triumphs
Yesterday was Ezra’s preschool graduation. Tomorrow is his very last day of preschool, and falls exactly two years and four months from the day I first sent him off to preschool. I felt…
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Memorial Day: What it Means to a Veteran’s Wife
She walks down the center aisle of the chapel – shoulders back, head held high, dog tags around her neck. She carries her six-month-old son in her arms. They are there to say…
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Dear Formula Feeding Moms: I get it now
I really hate that there are stigmas attached to both breastfeeding and formula feeding. I hate that this is a matter of contention between moms. Most of all, I hate the role I…
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Military Spouse Appreciation Day & Freedom Day: It Matters
I’ve always felt like Military Spouse Appreciation Day was a bit of a joke. Why? Because the only people who tell me they appreciate me are my fellow milspouses and so I say,…
- Ezra, Family, Health, Wellness, & Self Care, Little Brother, Messy Faith, Motherhood, Personal and Spiritual Ramblings
Formula, FODMAPs, and other “F-ing” things I learned in April
I’ll get to formula and FODMAPS in a second, but before y’all go up in arms at my use of foul language on my faith-based blog, I have to explain: We play this game in…
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Babies Need Boundaries and Limits, Too!
This post is an unplanned followup to my post, What I’m doing differently with my second baby (based on 5 years of parenting a special needs first baby). As babies grow, we learn more…
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Social Skills CDs for Children with Special Needs
Social skills and communication skills can be hard for any child to master. Children with special needs especially struggle in these areas. Recently I was looking on Amazon for CDs that address these skills…
