Jessica and Sarah
Livin’ the Minivan Dream
Roughly two months, 14 days, and 6-ish hours ago, I bought myself a minivan. There are so many buttons and beeps and warnings in this thing I'm sure if I give it the old -- up...
{How We Celebrate} Mom’s Sugar Cookies
As I sit down to type this post, Sarah is blowing up my phone with texts filled with pictures of our moms. Old shots from when they were young and we were babies. All...
Y’all…I’ve got the Kindergarten Blues.
A couple weeks ago I sent my oldest babies to Kindergarten. Armed with alllll the gear, the cutest uniforms you ever did see, and countless pep talks from my mom posse, I pushed the...
Supporting Friends through Infertility, Miscarriage, & Child Loss
I read an article years ago about making investments in your 20's and 30's, and these weren't investments of the financial nature - they were investments in people. It was a reminder to not...
The Perfect Play Dough Recipe
Tucked in the back of my pantry, I have a recipe box from my mom's kitchen. So many signature dishes from my childhood written in her handwriting. The box with a late 70's floral...
Date Night, Steak Night
I love myself a date night just as much as the next person, but the cost of a babysitter + drinks + dinner only really allows me one night out with my husband/friends a...
Building a Classroom Library at Home
There are two little people in this house going to Kindergarten in the fall, y'all!! KINDERGARTEN! I'm nervous for them, and I'm excited. I'm terrified, and I'm proud.....I'm just everything. The irony here, is...
Perspectives in Parenting :: Choosing Preschool
The Perspectives Series, y'all. I'm excited. I'm excited mainly, because if there is one thing I've learned in this mothering game, it's that there isn't just one way to master it.....there is a different...
LOVE Inspired Fun for Preschoolers
We love to craft. We love holidays. We love spreading LOVE, and telling people how much we LOVE them! Valentine's Day gives us all these opportunities rolled into one, and we have already started taking advantage! I...
On Being A Motherless Mother
Shortly after my mom died, I found myself in a bookstore on the self help aisle looking for answers. It was there I first saw the word "motherless." I remember it stinging. I remember...