Disney Cruise Vacation Planning on a Budget

It's happening! My dream vacation is happening this year! We've decided to take the leap and go on a Disney cruise with the kids and my mother-in-law in early Fall. It's going to be a magical vacation and I'm looking forward to getting the ball rolling and making some concrete plans. Anytime we bring up …

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If My Son Is Gay…

If my son is gay I will pray. Not for him, not that he'll change, but that I'll have the grace, compassion and wisdom to convey my unconditional love and acceptance for him just the way he is. If my son is gay I will pray that I've helped instill a strong sense of confidence …

Creative Personalized Gifts – Crafty Creations

Pinterest is chock full of beautiful personalized crafts and gifts. My heart wants to try my hand at them but my head and hands say otherwise. I am not a creatively crafty person but lucky for me, I have come across Crafty Creations. Anissa is the mastermind behind the most meaningful, creative and adorable personalized gifts I …

Why You Should Wait Until You’re Financially Set To Have Children

You may have stumbled upon this blog post for several reasons. Perhaps your SO is ready to start a family but you're panicked because you just saw that raising a child actually costs something like $2 million. Maybe your co-worker is upset that their daycare cost went up $15 for the second time this year …

SAHM Cleaning Hacks

Before having my second child I thought it would be damn near impossible to get any cleaning done around the house. Some days, I don't get anything done. I have to say that my biggest piece of advice is to just accept that some days your house will look like ish. That's ok. Any mom …

Crochet Memories

My granny was the type of grandmother everyone wishes they had. She was soft spoken, intelligent, thoughtful, and so incredibly strong. One year ago today she passed away. While I'm still grieving her passing, she has continued to teach me so much. Granny made the most beautiful crochet doilies. Made with the most delicate yarn …

SAHM (Stay At Home Mom)

I envied those letters: SAHM. It was a different caliper of women who could wear that hat and I have to admit, I was jealous of them. They don't have to hear about their babies hitting milestones from their sitter. They don't pick them up on a Friday evening and hold a different baby than …

Last Day of Maternity Leave!

I was going to do a vlog today but I can get my thoughts out quicker by typing while Colton is napping. Today is my last day of maternity leave and it's mostly sweet with a slight hint of bitter. I've decided to look at returning to work as getting one day closer to having …