Category: Motherhood

  • Self Care for Moms of Toddlers

    I know “self care” is such a buzz word in 2019, but with good reason. It’s extremely important that in the rush of our world as it is today we remember to take care of ourselves. This is especially true for moms. So often we are taking care of everyone else. I know for myself,…

  • The Blessing of Help

    I hope it doesn’t come across as complaining or bragging. Because what I really want to share is what a blessing it is to have help and to encourage everyone to accept help – good help – when you really need it.

  • Living Your Best Life

    Live Your Best Life or LYBL – what a fun thing to say. We make all kinds of decisions and classify it by saying that we are living our best life. But what if we can’t? What if those decisions are made for us? Or what if everyone thinks you’re living your best life, but…

  • 4 Tips to Eating Out With Toddlers

    We have never let having kids hold as back for getting out and doing things. In fact, at some times it seems like we do more now than we did when we had no children. One of things that we do on a fairly regular basis with our kids is eat out. And sometimes, it’s…

  • Grace to Trust

    Trust. What a simple little word packed with so much meaning. A concept I’ve struggled with for so long. I was ten the first time someone betrayed my trust. It took close to five years before I truly forgave them and allowed myself to heal. By then it was happening again.

  • Family Travel: Pocono Mountain Villas Resort

    We were looking for a resort in the Pocono Mountains in Pennsylvania with a full kitchen and three bedrooms. We ended up booking with Pocono Mountain Villas by Exploria Resorts for the first week of June. We were pleasantly surprised to show up and basically have a luxury condo!

  • Family Travel: Pocono Mountains in Spring

    I am super excited to share about our trip to the Pocono Mountains. This was our first big trip as a family with three toddlers. It was a great family vacation and we actually came home feeling rested and ready to get back into our routine. Where, in the past, we’ve needed a vacation from…

  • 3 Tips To Arrive Early to Church (With Toddlers)

    One of the things that has massively changed since having twins is how long and how much work it is to get out of the house, especially for church. With one child it was super easy to just throw a few things in the already packed diaper bag, get her dressed, and go. Now there…

  • Budget Friendly Stroller Options for Twins Plus 1

    Since finding out I was pregnant with twins, I began researching strollers. M had just turned one when we learned I would be having twins, so I knew I would prefer a stroller that could accommodate all three kids. While preparing for twins, I became somewhat of a stroller nerd. As I learned about different…

  • Family Travel: A Spring Trip to Lancaster, PA

    Growing up, my family made a trip almost every summer to Lancaster, Pennsylvania. So it is no surprise that when thinking of quick trips to make with my family, Lancaster tops the list.