When I was pregnant with our first child, my husband was routinely working several hours away and often had to stay overnight for meetings. It was just the two of us, so the distance was easy to manage until I found myself admitted to the hospital in preterm labor while he was on the road. Living in south Mississippi, I have several friends whose husbands work offshore, and I'm always amazed by ...
Motherhood
How To Create The Ideal Bedtime Routine For Your Baby
As the last of our kids inch toward the teen years, it's easy to forget how hard the early days of motherhood can be. Long days and often longer nights lead to days chasing toddlers without the energy required to do it well. I wish I had realized with my first two children how vital a good nighttime routine is to a smooth daytime one. After all, a good bedtime routine helps ensure babies have a ...
Why Your Kids Need to See an Eye Doctor
*This post is sponsored by Belle Vue Specialty Eye Care. If I take off my glasses, all I see is colors and vague shapes. Anything more than a foot away from my face isn't clear, and it hasn't been since I was about eleven years old. Around that age, my older sister and I both had a drastic change in vision. My sister's vision is much worse than mine. One week she ...
What to Do When You Don’t Know What to Do – The Secret to Decision Making
Decision making is just part of parenting. Actually, it's just part of life. That doesn't mean it's easy. We all need wisdom to make decisions day to day. The question is: where do we find it? What do we do when we don't know what to do? I'll be honest. Right now, we are facing quite a few big decisions. The kind of decisions that wake you up at night ...