How to Arm Our Children with Light

Regardless of the world around them, our kids can still be a powerful influence for good! #DoubletheBatch

*Be sure to check out my quick and simple Family Night idea at the end of this post! Raising children is a little different for each generation. The trials I faced growing up are different from the the trials my children now face. The world is moving at a faster pace each and every day and […]

The One a Day Rule for Keeping a Clean Home

The One-a-Day Rule is about as easy as it gets for keeping a clean home! #DoubletheBatch

**Reminder! If you are doing holiday shopping, don’t forget to activate your cash back from your Ebates account. This is the time of year when I get the most back (if I actually remember to activate it!) You can install this button on your browser and it will remind you every time you go to an eligible […]

3 Tips for Healthy Lips

This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Carmex for IZEA. All opinions are 100% mine.  There are few things I hate the feeling of more than chapped lips. I don’t know what it was about being pregnant but I had severe chapped lips almost my entire pregnancy and it drove me […]

How to be a Mean Mom (and why your kids will thank you for it!)

From now on, when my children say I'm a mean mom, I'll smile to myself and think, "Well good. I must be doing something right!" #Doublethebatch

Ever wondered how to be a mean mom? Yeah, probably not. You might want to look into it! Here is why… I don’t remember a lot about when I was really young, but I do remember the particular night when I made my mother cry. In my little 5 or 6 yr old world I was […]

It’s Time to End the Husband Bash Fests

I bet you’ve had the same experience I have.  You are out to lunch and there is a table of ladies one booth over who are having a great time entertaining each other at their husbands’ expense. You overhear story after story accentuating their husbands’ weaknesses and how clueless and frustrating they are to live […]

Berries and Cream Mini German Pancakes

my family loves to eat these mini german pancakes for dinner!

Here is my simple recipe of the week! My family loves to eat german pancakes. I know it’s a recipe meant for breakfast, but at my house it has become a favorite dinner! One time I decided to add berries and whipped cream, and my family loved it so much that is how we make […]