Confessions of a “Bad Mom”
{Photo credit: Sarah Elizabeth Photography} After spending a month straight with both of my wonderful, young children, my MBFF (mom best friend forever) and I decided we needed a child-free...
6 Ways CostCo Has Helped Raise My Kids
by Kim
Ask me how my love affair with Costco began and I’ll tell you about the best wedding gift we received. A friend of ours was working at CostCo at the...
Band of Mothers
by Kim
I LOVE my mom friends! I have a handful of close friends who are also moms and honestly, I don’t think I could survive parenting without them. They are my...
Finding ME Again (in all of THIS)
I brushed shoulders with her and we didn’t recognize each other. She’s in a hurry, rushing to some meeting. On her phone, in her stilettos with her nice clean clothes and...
I am Strong, but I am Tired: Miscarriage & Baby Loss Awareness Month
I am strong, but I am so tired. Maybe you are too. Maybe you’re a mama of lost babies that’s as tired and heavy of heart as I am. Not even...
An Argument for High-Waisted Jeans
As moms, we all likely know about “mom jeans” – in fact, Saturday Night Live made a big deal about them awhile back with this hilarious video. And guess what?...
I Don’t Drive a Minivan
by Amber Harder
From the time our first child joined our family, my husband has been advocating for us to replace our mid-sized SUV with a minivan. Neither of us are strangers to the...
Fall Makes Me Happy to Be A Mom
We emerge from winter desperate for sunshine and warm weather because we know the depth and duration of winter. We celebrate each and every day of summer, treasuring it and...
BELONG Tour: Why You Really Don’t Want To Miss This & Your Chance to WIN TICKETS!
{Disclosure: We are more than excited to share this sponsored post from The BELONG Tour with you – read up on who will be there, and why this is a...
Dear Young Mama
by Cari Dugan
I was a fairly young mama, 21 years old and only married a year and a half before I gained the title mommy and soon after added two more to...
What Motherhood Feels Like
by Marielle
Oh, motherhood. It is an all-consuming role. The moment we take it on, life changes. We think about it, read about it, write about it, and even argue about it,...
Style Trend: ’90s Layering
Most of us who have young kids were child products of the ’80s and ’90s. We lived through a lot and have some great memories of the days before the internet, social...
More Marvel (Family in the Delivery Room)
Even before we started our new family, my husband and I knew we would need the support of our existing family. Our plan was easily facilitated by the fact that...
How to Style Your Shelves in 5 Steps
How many of you momma’s out there have your shelves loaded with stuff that you’re trying to keep out of reach from your children? I have to admit that our...
