I Let Dad Handle Bedtime
I am convinced the worst time of the day for any mom is bedtime. Not your bedtime, no, that’s heaven on earth. No, I mean your child’s bedtime. At least,...
April Showers
by Meghan Yancy
Spring is the perfect time for baby showers. I’m going to share a quick little guide on the easiest way to make it happen. I have quite a wonderful group...
Viewing My Day Through a Picture Frame
by Laura Senske
When you stay at home with little children, life is a chaotic swirl of coffee, sibling squabbles, dirty dishes, smiles, diapers, and accidents. It’s wonderful and overwhelming and it speeds...
5 Reasons To Get Your Kids In The Kitchen
by Melissa
If you know even the slightest thing about me, you know that I am passionate about my time in the kitchen with my kids. For so very many reasons. Now,...
25 Affirmations to Show Love to Your Child
Part of the mission at New Horizon Academy is to help build a healthy self-esteem in each child entrusted to our care. Kind words of encouragement and affirmation from parents...
Creating Play Dates Throughout The Summer
Visit Lake Area Discovery Center to learn more about the high-quality education and childcare they offer for ages 6 weeks-5 years with four-year degreed, early-childhood licensed teachers and unique classroom environments that...
Our Rescue Dog Adventure
by Maureen Zhao
On our dog’s first birthday, she ate a chocolate cake. I spent the day forcing hydrogen peroxide down her throat until she vomited down the center console of my car...
Ode to My Middle Child
by Erin Statz
Let’s be real here; because he never gets any attention… I am actually writing this piece out of a little bit of guilt and feel like I should leave something...
Tough Stuff: Books for Preschoolers on Death
My sons will ask a wide variety of questions in a day. Some make me laugh, others make me cringe. My two-year-old packs as many questions in a minute as...
Ordinary Hard
I pulled my phone out of the pocket of my leggings to check the time during open gym last Friday. 10:45. How could we possibly still have thirty minutes left...
How to Look Like a Hot Mess Mom in 4 Easy Steps
I’m just over here working on prepping my “effortless summer” look by putting zero effort in and outfit repeating. Want this look? Super easy tutorial – just follow the steps...
An Eco-Friendly Easter Basket
by Amber Harder
When I was a kid, my family had some special traditions surrounding the Easter holiday. In addition to the festivities at church, my siblings and I received Easter baskets at...
My 5-Year-Old’s Eye Patch Adventure
This past fall, my mom and my sister both visited our home and individually shared that they had noticed that our 5-year-old son, Henry, was crossing his eyes. Yet I...
Enya Is My Marriage Therapist
For a couple of years, I was in a group of local women entrepreneurs that met monthly. We’d eat dinner and talk through some discussion questions. Slowly the group evolved...
