In the spring of 2013, I was living the life I'd always dreamed. I was married to my best friend and got to spend my days at home with my two spunky little boys. Luke was 3 years old...
Lately I've been thinking about the "olden days" when women spent all day preparing meals, washing dishes by hand, washing their family's laundry by hand and hanging it out to dry, and sewing their own clothes. How did they...
November is National Adoption Awareness month. I’m sentimental about this month since two years ago on November 1st, we told the world that we were adopting. And only two short months later, our precious twins came home, and we became...
I've come to learn that there is a big difference in life lessons. In my little world, I kinda group them into two categories :: The first category, we've all had 'em - you know, those HUGE, life lesson-type struggles. You come out...
It is both horrifying and humbling to see your less desirable traits in your child, knowing those seeds were both planted and watered by your behaviors. Shaped by Houston traffic {Bless our hearts!} and a most severely lacking fruit of...
Today our topic is Conscious Discipline. Emily Feinstein, our podcast host and HMB Contributor, speaks with Randi Rubenstein, author of The Parent Gap, about appropriate ways to discipline that leaves parents and children happy. She has shared her methods...
Last week on an early morning run, I came to an abrupt stop and found myself standing in front of a particular house with uncontrollable tears rolling down my cheeks. I pass this house pretty often without stopping, but...
STOP!!!! I angrily barked at my two year old, who was trying to "help" me load the dishwasher. He brought his half empty bowl of oatmeal across the room, leaving a trail of clumpy cereal and milk behind him. The...
Did you read Sarah's post a couple of weeks ago about being a working mom? She told us how her maternity leave was coming to an end and she wasn't sad. She told us how being with grown ups...
Whether we work from home, we work out of the home, or we work within the home, we all work for one common purpose — to provide for and take care of our children. As moms, we wear many...
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Family-Friendly Things to do in Houston this Weekend (May 3-5)
May brings forth sunny weather, outdoor activities, and unfortunately for some, bouts of illness and injury. In addition to allergies and sinus infections, respiratory...
