As many of you know I am a HUGE advocate for reading. I teach my children to love books from a young age and we read together as a family almost daily! I have seen so many great benefits of reading in my own life! I am excited to have Alek share with us this…
Once There Was a Mom – The Perfect Mother’s Day Gift
Once there was a mom….a mom that was tired. That mom is me! I probably shouldn’t write this post today becuase I have been feeling totally overwhelmed in my role of being a mother. Don’t get me wrong, I love being a mom, but we all have our moments when we want to run away for…
Sweet is the Work: Lessons from the First Sister Missionaries
The amazing and miraculous stories that I hear about missions and missionaries today makes me wish that I would have served a mission when I was 21. No I don’t regret getting married before then, but I know if the mission age had been 19 for sisters like it is now I probably would have…
How to Foster Your Child’s Creativity
One of my favortie things about homeschooling is that I am able to let my children be who they are and let them use their creativity in all aspects of their education. My children are all so creative in their own way and it’s fun to see that as their mentor and mother! Now you…
You Are the Mother Your Children Need {Book Review}
I am so excited to tell you about this amazingly wonderful book!! I have read a great amount of mothering blogs posts, articles and books about being a mom and how important it is! This book by Christie Gardiner called You Are the Mother Your Children Need is by far one of my top five articles/books…
Just Let Go {Movie Review}
A few years ago I remember hearing about a man who had lost his family in a tragic car crash with a drunk driver. He lost his wife who was 5 months pregnant, a son and his only daughter. One son survived and one son wasn’t involved in the crash. I remember hearing bits and…
You CAN Do Hard Things – #BreaktheNorm
This post was sponsored by Lionsgate as part of an Influencer Activation for Influence Central. You Can Do Hard Things is just something I wanted to share with you that correlates with the new movie As parents we try hard to encourage our children to take on new experiences and embrace life’s adventures. Every year, especially at the beginning…
At The End of a Hard Day You Love Them Even More
Happy Mother’s Day everyone!! Hats off to all you amazing Mama’s out there, and also all you women that might not be moms right now, but do so much good in this world to help raise up these sweet children! This motherhood job is not an easy task. These last few weeks have been a…
Focused – Keeping Your Life on Track, One Choice at at Time – By Noelle Pikus Pace
I am sure most of you have heard a lot of stories about the amazing Olympic skeleton athlete Noelle Pikus Pace. This year when the Olympics came around and I heard she was going to representing America in the Skeleton, I kept thinking, I know this girl, I totally have heard her name and been…