Heart-Centric Blogging
My sons got a VTech Kiddie Zoom Action Cam from my sister for Christmas. It’s pretty cool and perfect for their ages (6 & 4 years) because they can finally do what they are always begging to do: take pictures and video on their own! I will admit to being a bit of an annoying “wait I need to… Read More
Warning: This is highly addictive and ridiculously easy. (Don’t believe me? Read on!) I’m going to give you the one and only recipe you need during the holiday season: Christmas Crack. Now I don’t want you to be fooled by the name. Christmas Crack can not and should not be made only at Christmas time. I want you to make… Read More
I have 2 degrees. It took a lot to get them. To be specific, it took three different student loans totalling close to $30,000. 10 years later, this: I might just frame this beautiful letter. Could there be any words sweeter than “Paid in Full”?!? They’re paid. The last of my student loans are paid. Glory be. I wish I had… Read More
September marks one of two family traditions that we have established over the years: apple picking. Let’s talk a bit about traditions, shall we? I’m actually not big on them. I feel like we live in an overindulgent era that makes every perceived holiday and tradition a “must do” (I see you and the parental peer pressure that comes with… Read More
Every morning my 4 year old lies on the floor, crying, and begs me not to send him to school. He’s a kid that went to daycare and camps and Sunday School. He is used to me leaving him in a group setting with an adult (sometimes an adult that is still a stranger) in charge. He has never cried… Read More
For my son’s first year of school, we decided to spare no expense, throw caution (or hundreds of dollars) to the wind, and send him to private school. I wanted his first experience in school to be nothing short of spectacular- I wanted him to be in a learning rich environment, where teachers were engaging and interactive, where his growing… Read More