Ages + Stages

This time every year, the stores are filled with the latest Valentines. About 5 years ago, I decided to start the tradition of making all of our Valentines instead of buying them. Especially having boys, this holiday is usually...

Am I crazy? I know it is not even Halloween yet but I am already super jazzed about Christmas, yes I said “jazzed” I say things like that sometimes, get over it. The cookies, the festivities, the lights, the...

SUMMER! It's finally here and we have such high hopes for grilling, chilling, beaching, ALL of it! We believe in living intentionally, but we also know that over the summer, that's not always simple. It's all too easy to fall...

  Are you looking for a simple kid-friendly Thanksgiving tradition for your family? We were, so when we found the the Thankful Pumpkin it was an instant hit! The beauty of starting your own Thankful Pumpkin Tradition is it's such...

When we started the adoption process the first time (in 2017), everyone came out of the woodworks. You know, the "OMG! My cousin's, sister's, brother and his wife adopted, too!" It's like when you get pregnant, you're all the...

There is no denying parenting is hard work. Simply, it’s a lifetime commitment to other people...you always have your family and they always have you. My parenting journey was easy in the beginning only because I hadn’t met my...

Fall is here! And October sure is one busy month here at the beach. Bust out your calendars, we're giving you the Rundown on the can't-miss events this season. Not only do we have Halloween to look forward to,...

“Breast cancer was the best thing that ever happened to me.” Not exactly what you’d expect to hear from a breast cancer survivor is it? Terri Fedonczak is a breast cancer survivor and a champion of encouraging women and girls...

Ever feel like as soon as your kids go back to school, daycare, or mother's day out, they come home with some mega-germ that leaves them sick for a week?   Yup!  It happens to us every year.  my son with...

WooHoo! It’s that time of year again. Our mailboxes are bursting with back to school info and Target looks like a hurricane came through. Kids are picking out their first day of school outfits and complaining that we won’t...

Wait.  Did you read that title right?  Am I really talking about preparing KIDS to move out??  You bet I am!  Please don't misunderstand or judge me.  If you know me in real life then you know that I...

My family lives a wild, unusual lifestyle that many people have questions about: We don't have a TV. I know. It's kinda crazy, but we actually love not having a TV. Here are the answers to the most common questions...

He would chase me around the house, call me names and spy on my friends and me. I wasn't innocent either, after all, we were siblings. He got me and I got him. There was one time, I think...

Time is the topic on my mind a lot these days, as there just doesn't seem to be enough of it. Is that a mom thing or is that an age thing? When my kids were little and not yet...