10 Ways Living with a Toddler is Like Living in a World with Zombies
Hi there, friends! Last week I explained how toddlers are similar to zombies (specifically The Walking Dead zombies as I am not an expert on any of the others depicted). Today, I want to discuss how parenting a toddler is like trying to make it…
10 Ways Toddlers are Like Walkers
I don’t know about you, but I am impatiently waiting for season 6 of The Walking Dead to begin in October. I am equally excited to see the premiere of Fear the Walking Dead starting this August but both seem so very far away. I…
Sensory Saturday: A Surprise Lunch
Friends, I am so excited to report about our Sensory Saturday activity! I’ll admit, it wasn’t as thrilling as I thought it would be but there was an even better benefit waiting to be seen! Last week, we did a blindfolded activity where Maddy guessed…
Building Your Village
I read an article the other day that resonated with my very core. It is about how this mom misses the village that used to be so common for mothers of young children. I have felt the weight of mothering by myself and wishing that…
A Love Story That Started on a Bench
Six years ago, my now husband came to Mackinac Island, Michigan, to surprise me with a proposal. I was there with my parents who were celebrating their own wedding anniversary. My sister and her family decided to surprise us (and I thought it was just…
Being the Okayest
I don’t know if I have ever received a better compliment than being told I am a good mom. Sure, having people comment on my beauty, my brains, my talents is all wonderful but there is something that happens in my heart when people tell…
Stand Tall, Molly Lou Melon – A Lesson on Being Yourself
I have loved building a library for my kids over the past four years. I used to be an English teacher and have always had a love of literature so it has always been important to me that my children develop a love of story-telling…
Ella Larson’s Story – Part II
February 18th is a day I will never forget. It started out like any other day. We all got up and got ready for school, daycare, and work. I picked Ella up and put her into her high chair. She was wearing a long sleeved,…
Ella Larson’s Story – Part I
We found out we were having a girl in March of 2013. I had been dreaming of having a little girl for as long as I could remember; since back when I was one myself. Although I had my son and couldn’t imagine my world…
Happy Earth Day!
Earth Day BY JANE YOLEN I am the Earth And the Earth is me. Each blade of grass, Each honey tree, Each bit of mud, And stick and stone Is blood and muscle, Skin and bone. And just as I Need every bit Of me…
