The podcast is available! I was a guest on the Brilliantly Brave Parenting Podcast. And it’s LIVE TODAY wherever you listen to podcasts! Instagram: @brilliantlybrave I’m super excited and a little nervous to share some Solo-Mom Truths of my own life with y’all! God is so generous. I surely never felt
I first fell in love with Carousels when I saw the original Mary Poppins Movie, when I was a little girl. The first time I remember riding a carousel was at Six Flags over Texas around that same time. I love to ride The Carousel! When making my list of
The Joyful Life has quickly become my favorite magazine! If you’ve not seen my posts about it or haven’t visited the website – you should do it! I’m still loving my first issue. I’ve read the article featured in the photo more than a handful of times! Click the image
The smell of the pages in a new book is one of my favorite things. Until I received my first copy of The Joyful Life magazine I thought that was limited to books. When the Premier Edition arrived a bit ago I was pleasantly surprised by the quality. It’s not
My kitchen faucet broke earlier this month. When I moved into our home, it was 1999. I was a new solo mom. I had very little in the way of extra funds and the house needed a new kitchen faucet. It had sprung a leak. So, I sprang for a
Anyone else still decorating for Christmas? I want to decorate the way the Hallmark Movie moms decorate for Christmas. Never-mind the fact that they have Balsam Hill doing all the grunt work. I absolutely love (and borderline covet) how they haul out the holly! Is anyone else discouraged when they
When I joined the ranks of Single Parents, I was certain of a handful of things. Only a handful. One: My single parent home could not look like the other single parents’ homes I had seen. The children placed in my charge were going to become the Children of God
Crushed Cheerios coated their tiny milk-drenched feet as we cleaned up the result of the explosion of toddler frustration that followed my final, “No, ma’am!” Of all mornings to have a melt-down, my first day at my new job as a solo-mom. Did I mention my hair was in hot rollers and
Think about this: Jesus was a toddler. And, he was a PERFECT toddler! I’m not Mary – dare I say, YOU’RE not Mary, either. And, my children were surely not Jesus! I had 3 toddlers at 3 different times. By the time the third one hit her two’s, I had
When my kids were in school, I often heard parents sharing that their kids didn’t “test well.” I realized what that could mean for a student when mine got a little older and weren’t testing well! We tried tutoring, peer tutoring, study groups, and lots of tears. I wish we
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