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Motherhood is a mountain. Beautiful, steep, and full of surprises! Some days the climb feels exhausting, and the weight you carry feels heavy but then come the breathtaking views of laughter, hugs, and the small moments that make your heart full again. Each step, no matter how tough, brings more love, more strength, and more joy than the one before. When you finally pause to look back, you see just how far you’ve come. Once you reach what feels like the top, you realize somet

It’s interesting… or should I say timely, how the very people who have the power to end the government shutdown are taking a nice, long...

Last night was hard. My son, my 6 year old, my sweet, big-hearted boy had a rough time managing his emotions. What started as a simple...

When the government shuts down, life doesn’t stop for military members and their families…even though paychecks do. While political...

The backpack drops at the door. Shoes are kicked off in different directions. The lunchbox is tossed onto the counter. And then… the...

My Sweet Babies, There are days when my heart feels so heavy thinking about the world you’re growing up in. It makes me so sad that you...

Motherhood isn’t just one roll …it’s ten…at least. Some days it feels like a never ending costume change, where you’re swapping hats...

Right now, I’m living in my favorite season, the season for my family. It’s not about the weather outside, the time of year, or the...

Dear Mom and Dad, I see you looking at me like I’m still that tiny kid with the backpack that used to swallow me whole. But let’s get...

Today, I zipped up your little backpack and watched as your tiny feet hurried toward something new. Kindergarten. Your first big step...

There’s something different about your last baby. It’s not just the fact that you’re more experienced or that you’ve finally figured out...

There’s something about the final zip of that deployment bag that hits harder than words ever could. It’s more than just the gear packed...

There’s something about the ’90s that makes me want to bottle it up and sprinkle it all over my kids’ childhood. Maybe it’s the fact that...

They say the days are long, but the years are short — and I never understood how true that was until I became your mom. Seven years....

People see the uniforms, the homecomings, the pride… but what they often don’t see are the quiet goodbyes, the missed milestones, the...

Three. The age of scraped knees, endless questions, unmatched energy… and a heart so big it leaves me speechless. 💙 I blinked, and my...

Ughhh the dreaded potty training era. We are working on potty training Buggy and he is doing really well. He has regressed a little...

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