Tag: children
Learning to Live in the New Normal
Originally published August 2020
I laid on the floor of the playroom in total defeat. It can’t get worse than this, I thought. I just...
July 4th Celebrations: Fireworks
What a strange year this has been, so many celebrations, festivities canceled or limited to a much smaller scale. Remember all the fun options...
The Easter Bunny’s Guide to Quarantine
In years past this post was a guide of activities around the Gulf Coast to entertain our children during the Easter season. Unfortunately, that...
Dear First-Time Mom,
Dear First-Time Mom,
I’ve been thinking about you a lot lately. More often than you might expect considering I’m on my fourth round of this...
Sometimes as a Mom
I wasn't sure why I took the trail mix. I'm sure the recipe for it came from one of those cooking shows on TV...
Learning to Love from Your Children
I’ve heard it said that in the journey of raising children, parents will learn just as much as we teach. When my children were...
Practice Makes Perfect
My parents drove us all over south Alabama and half of the state of Mississippi for piano and voice lessons and continued even when...
Local Holiday Favorites: Festivities and Fun
It's the most magical time of the year. Holiday season is right around the corner! Many of you have already started decorating, shopping, and...
Fresh Ideas for Fall Family Photos
I’m embarrassed to admit this and it’s terribly unsouthern, but my family has never done a professional photo shoot. When it was time to...
It Turns Out He’s Not Perfect…and Neither Am I
They placed him in my arms, and I looked him over a million times with a sense of wonder I had never felt before. ...