My husband Roy and I decided not to find out the gender of our baby. {Insert loud GASP, moment of silence and then a...
When I wake up in the morning, I typically grab my phone and spend a few minutes on Facebook before facing the day. This...
Hearing the horrific first-hand accounts at Orlando's two heart breaking shooting incidents, have caused me to ask myself would my teenagers (even myself) know...
As parents, I believe we do our best to shield and protect our children from the darkness of the world. It is our hope...
I should know better than to read the comments. But I was drawn like a moth to a flame, reading one and then the...
A week ago, my son graduated from a 13-week stay in the NICU at Winnie Palmer Hospital for Women and Babies. I drove by...
In the day after the tragedy that has struck so close to home, many feelings have come my way. Sadness vs. anger, hope vs. hopelessness, empathy vs. disgust. I turned...
“Don’t call me sir. That’s my father. You can call me Gary*.” The sales associate looked at my twelve year old girl with a...
Let me preface by saying that I adore my son and I will also adore my daughter when she arrives (due in October). I will...
I was hit with a pretty harsh realization a few weeks ago: that the majority of my day is spent with children at my...
It’s funny, but I hadn’t thought about this consciously since my kids passed through those first three years of life: How does my child...
I am as over the school year as the next mom. Maybe more so.
I'm tired of packing lunches, matching socks, and making sure that...
This is us. I am a First Grade Teacher and he is an Environmental Specialist. I am not Joanna and he is not Chip;...
Let me clarify...I have a toddler.
I could literally end this post now, because if you have a toddler, or have been through this weird...
Summer is just around the corner, and I don't know about you, but that brings about a whole lot of excitement in our house! As...
Places You are Guaranteed to See Alligators in Central Florida
I've lived in Florida my entire life. The obsession with seeing alligators in Central Florida in the wild bewilders me. I suppose it makes...
