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Dinosaurs, Creationism and Kids | How do we teach them the truth?

Dinosaurs, Creationism and Kids | How do we teach them the truth when no one else will? This is going to be controversial. But it's something I've become passionate about.…

October 22, 2014

About Me birthdays

Happy Birthday to my (Big) Little Man!

Happy Birthday to my (Big) Little Man! My little guy turned 6 years old today! Wow how time flies!!

October 20, 2014

All Parenting

5 Things to Give Your 2-5 Year Old Child to Make them Better 6-10 Year Olds

You know what I've observed in 12 years as an early childhood teacher and 6 years as a parent? Kids are smart. Kids are inherently smart. They're tiny super-absorbent dry sponges…

September 27, 2014

About Me All

What is “Saving Toward A Better Life”?

What is "Saving Toward A Better Life"? Saving Toward a Better Life - the idea "Saving Toward A Better Life" is a concept, a lifestyle. Saving toward a better…

September 24, 2014

About Me All

Never Forget

9/11/14 - Never Forget It's the "where were you" question of my generation. When my mom was alive, she could tell me where she was when Challenger exploded and Kennedy…

September 11, 2014

About Me All Amazon.com

On my Reading List: Motherless Mothers – How Losing a Mother Shapes the Parent You Become

I don't get much time for reading but I saw this book and I knew I had to make time to read it. If you've been a reader of the…

September 9, 2014

A Day in my Life Giveaways Photo Challenge

September Photo A Day Challenge | Participants Get a Chance to WIN Giftcards

Welcome to the September Photo A Day Challenge! I thought this might be fun so we'll see. Basically, you look up the date on the list, take a picture…

August 31, 2014

About Me Back to School

First Day of School Picture Idea | Our PreK and K Picture Comparison

This has been a pretty popular post on my site for a whole year now. And for a whole year I've been WAITING patiently anxiously to have two photos to…

August 24, 2014

A Day in my Life About Me Back to School

Back to School – even if it is just “home” school

Back to School - even if it's just "home" school Today was the first day of school for most of the public schools around here. But not for us. We…

August 7, 2014

About Me Homeschooling

Homeschooling | Dear Teachers, It’s Not Personal

I feel like I have to say something about our homeschooling journey, Dear Teachers, It's Not Personal. You know what I mean? One of my first thoughts after resolutely setting…

August 5, 2014

A Day in my Life About Me

Atlanta Road Trip Day 1

Me and my little guy are on a road trip to Atlanta, GA. Hubs is working in Fayetteville for 6 weeks to train for his new job and we're up…

July 26, 2014

About Me Parenting

To Be A Mom

To Be A Mom... “Making the decision to have a child - it is momentous. It is to decide forever to have your heart go walking around outside your body.…

May 31, 2014

About Me

Happy Mother’s Day!

My mom and me in about 1988 and my little guy and me in 2013. I'd give anything to have a picture of the three of us together but she…

May 11, 2014

A Day in my Life Parenting

Why We Should Teach Our Little Boys How to Wear Suits (and other tips for raising a gentleman)

Why We Should Teach Our Little Boys How to Wear Suits and other tips for raising a gentleman... There are few things cuter than a little boy in a suit. …

April 28, 2014

About Me

Six Years Ago My Life Changed Forever

There are two dates in my life that I can say truly changed the direction of my entire life. The second of those dates was the day my son was…

April 24, 2014

About Me pictures

Happy Easter to All!

Happy Easter! Living He loved me Dying He saved me Buried, He carried my sins far away Rising He justified, freely forever And one day He's coming Oh, glorious day!…

April 20, 2014

A Day in my Life About Me

Because I’m Scared of Stingrays…

This little guy is awesome. I'm biased, because I'm his Mom. But he's still the most awesome 5 year old I know. I love the conversations we have. His brain…

March 27, 2014

About Me Coupon Classes

I was on TV! + One More Chance to Catch a Coupon Class in Birmingham

I was on TV! I taught a Coupons 101 seminar as part of eCO Credit Union's Savings Race University. Their Savings Race is a big event and they've partnered with…

February 26, 2014

About Me

It’s Our Anniversary Today!

It's our anniversary today! THIRTEEN years ago today I met a boy who changed my world. and NINE years ago today, I said, "I do". And he did too. Happy…

February 18, 2014

Disney Disney Trip/Disney Cruise Our 2014 Disney Cruise

The WONDER of Disney Cruise Lines

We just got back from the most AMAZING vacation aboard the Disney Wonder. We took a 4 night Bahamian Cruise and words can not describe how amazing it was. I'm…

January 20, 2014