I’m a new mom, and most people can pick up on that within the first minute of talking to me. In the first 10 months of being a first time parent, I’ve learned A LOT. I’d like to share with you a few of the things I have…
This year, my husband and I will be celebrating 4 years of marriage and 7 years of being together. The time has certainly flown by quickly, but the lessons we have learned along the way have been vast and contributed to growth within our marriage. Here are 15…
My heart is heavy. My head is full of vivid images of violence and death. Death by the hands of vigilantes of all races who feel that their participation in such violence will lead to resolution and peace. As of late there has been a huge increase in…
To my husband, You are such a blessing. I remember the moment I told you that I was pregnant. You were half asleep, dazed and a bit confused as to what I was saying. I was crying. We had tried long and hard to conceive and finally, finally…
As I remember 2014 and slowly shut the door on a year that was sure to be a game changer for the rest of my life, I open the door to 2015 and embrace it openly. 2014 had its shares of ups and downs, but the ups far…
“The New Year stands before us, like a chapter in a book, waiting to be written. We can help write that story by setting goals.-” Melody Beattie With every passing year, comes hopes and dreams for a better coming year. One sits down and puts thought into New…
This Christmas was the best one I’ve ever experienced. A large part of that is because our first child was with us. Jason and I had prayed for Braxton for two years before we conceived him, so we still consider him our little miracle. During the day Christmas…
When I think back on how Jason and I started dating, I kind of cringe as I recollect my memories of it. I had just broken up with my high school sweetheart after nearly four years in an off and on again relationship. I wasn’t much interested in…
I travel from time to time for work, and I always make sure I pack a gym bag. Every hotel I have stayed at has a gym, so there is no excuse to let my traveling for work interfere with my work-out routine! I’m in Schaumbug, IL currently and…