Practice You've probably heard the phrase "practice makes perfect" through the course of your life. However, perfection is pretty hard, if not impossible to attain. So, instead of setting myself and my family up for failure, we're going with a new phrase around here: Practice makes progress! There has been a lot of practice going on around here lately, and I wanted to … [Read more...]
Spring Break 2017 edition: 5 on Friday
Spring Break 2017 Only 96 hours and 12 minutes left of Spring Break 2017...but who's counting?! I'm guessing most moms. It's not that I don't love being with my kids, but for some reason when they have a break from school/routine, it is utter chaos. Fighting over everything, whining when they don't get their way, and demanding everything from me. "Mom, wipe my hand. It's … [Read more...]
Three Preemies: Courtney’s Story
Three Preemies I love being contacted by women that want to share their stories dealing with premature birth. When I received an email from Courtney, a reader and also a writer, I was very interested in hearing her story. Not only did she experience a premature birth once, but she's had three preemies. Three preemies, three NICU stays, and three times the worry. After … [Read more...]
