With the previously ignored virus now making waves across the Americas, it’s necessary to have a general understanding of what the virus is and how you can protect yourself from it. Zika Virus is known to cause microcephaly, Guillain-Barré syndrome and other symptoms to those who are infected….
I am fortunate to have many siblings, two biological sisters, a step-sister and a slew of brother and sister-in-laws. Each of them are special in their own way, and I’m fortunate to have each and every one of them in my life. In fact, I’d much rather be…
If your child is anything like mine, being stuck in-doors on a Saturday when it’s 27 degrees out, is not their idea of fun. But, with the frigid cold and a fresh blanket of snow covering the ground, I think it’s best to keep an already sick little…
It’s never too early to be educating your child about safety. From a young age, we teach our children to watch a hot stove, we teach them the importance of looking both ways before crossing the street and washing their hands. One thing I’ve learned through the years…
Your “Surprise, I’m Pregnant!” April Fools’ Day Prank Broke My Heart! I can take a joke. In fact, I like to consider myself someone who likes to joke with the best of them, but if your BIG prank for April Fools’ Day this year is announcing a fake…
With Good Friday being such a bleak event in our history commemorating a day of suffering and the untimely death of Jesus, why on Earth do we refer to this day as being anything but “good”? John 19:1-16 (NIV) Jesus Sentenced to Be Crucified 19 Then Pilate took Jesus and…
Do you ever have days where you literally feel as though you just failed at being a mother?? Yesterday was one of those days. For the first time in two years, I felt as though I failed as a parent. Yesterday was the first time as a mother that I wanted to give…
For my son’s second birthday, it was a no-brainer that the theme for his party would be Paw Patrol. He is literally obsessed with the popular Nickelodeon cartoon to the extent that we have to record the new episodes only to watch them later in the day….
It goes without saying that marriage takes work, a lot of work. Marriage requires patience, understanding, laughter and falling in love with each other over and over again. With the busyness of work and children, it’s easy to put your marriage health on the back-burner. It may…