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It has been about 938 days since I was told I had breast cancer. Since then I have had 1 year of chemotherapy, radiation and 4 surgeries. Oh and therapy for ...

I think I can confidently say that there will no longer be any days in the 100s in Austin…which means it is officially fall y'all. I crave this time of year…...

Well, as of next week we will be back to school and back to our fall routine. The fall season brings many things, it is almost like a "New Year" with re-star...

My Dearest Halen, I sit here thinking about how fast five years went by. I think back on being in absolute maternity bliss when you arrived, you were part of...

I proudly bear the {mostly} crunchy badge as I swear in my 5 years of motherhood under my belt. With all that I’ve learned, gathered, researched and read it ...

It’s hard to believe that we are smack dab in the middle of June. But the rays of sunshine, sweaty kid kisses and cicadas singing their nightly lullaby remin...

May is the motherload (pun intended) of months for me as a mom. Both my daughters are born in May and my cancer-versary is in May. This gives me a lot of tim...

It was a normal Friday night… we wanted to have our neighbors over for dinner. They too have two young girls and it would be nice to catch up. In hindsight, ...

“Mama sit down.” These are the famous words I hear at 8:02 every evening. When I am spent. Every ounce of my energy has been zapped, every morsel of anything...

We were driving around last night looking at Christmas Lights and when a commercial came on our Christmas song station, I immediately switched it to the cd I...

I find it interesting that during certain times of our life we are forced to slow down. Forced to pause, forced to rest. As moms, we usually don’t allow us t...

This year we chose to do a family advent calendar vs. Elf on the Shelf. As much as this creative, Pinterest-loving, sentimental mom would have LOVED coming u...

My husband and I have this ongoing argument about daily life. I am the whimsical, laid-back, easy breezy one who knows everything will be okay. Well you can ...

My oldest daughter is fixated on treats. Currently if my four-year-old wipes her bottom herself (cleanly) then she gets a treat, if my two-year-old goes pott...

10th stop: Duluth, Minnesota: Over the Mighty Mac n Cheese (aka the Mackinaw Bridge) we went, entering the Upper Peninsula. We gazed out the windows at the b...

Children can learn more easily through outdoor exposure. This is because of a variety of reasons. Primarily, the outdoors changes moods. When we go outside, w...

9th Stop: Wheeler Road As we winded back through the tunnel of trees toward Traverse City, we decided to explore some uncharted territory up Mission Peninsul...

Our fifth stop was Bloomington, Indiana. We realized we were just a few hours from Aunt Lisa and Uncle Jeff’s house and decided to head out of Kentucky and u...

Last year I had just gotten my port placed, I had cut off all my long locks and I was getting mentally prepared to start my first chemo infusion of the “Red ...

I have been trying hard lately to raise tiny disciples. We talk about being a blessing vs being a burden to others. We speak of kindness and gentleness every...