7 Ways to Fight for Your Marriage
I have been thinking of my husband today and how I feel about our marriage. We have been married for almost 14 years. We have been through happy times and hard times. Sometimes we can’t stand each other. We disagree, we have different opinions, and we just plain drive each other nuts. There is one thing we […]
How to Hem Your Pants by Hand and Keep the Original Stitching
This is my simple, unadulterated, dumbed-down version of how to hem your pants by hand and keep the original stitching for all those short girls out there like me who A) can never find pants that are the right length, B) who are lacking a sewing machine… or the skills to operate one even if you […]
Fun Ways to Show Love to Your Family
A few years ago, I had an aunt die suddenly and I had to go out of town for a week to attend the funeral. It just happened to be the week of Valentine’s Day and I felt bad I wouldn’t be there to have fun with my family. I wanted my family to still […]
New Mom Checklist
This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Walmart. All opinions are 100% mine. I love being a mom. I love it so much, I just had my 5th child and the magical experience of having a newborn never gets old. There is just nothing like holding that little innocent angel in […]
Infertility and “Wishing on Baby Dust” by Lydia Winters
[Make sure to enter the Amazon Gift card Giveaway at the bottom of the page!] If you haven’t been following the Gardner “Quad Squad” on Facebook, their story is one filled with hope. They struggled with Infertility for 8 years before finally trying in vitro and realizing their greatest hopes and dreams: they were pregnant with […]
10 Easy Tips For an Organized, Clutter-Free Home
This week, I feel like I’ve been involved in an epic battle with my house- a battle to be organized and sane! Unfortunately, my house appears to have won handily, judging by the looks of my daughters’ bedroom (I swear a tornado has taken up permanent residence in there). Oh yeah and the stacks of clutter […]