This post is sponsored by Operation in Touch, which includes a fabulous sweepstakes at the bottom! This article details a handful of reasons and insight into our experience as a family with the Army Reserve, so I hope both my pointers as well as the sweepstakes are of interest to you! Once Jamie made the firm decision that he’d be… Keep Reading
Five Reasons I’m Glad My Husband Joined the Army Reserve + A Sweepstakes
Gift Guide: Gifts That I’d Like For Myself this Christmas
A couple months ago I posed a question on Instagram “polling the audience” about who their most difficult person to shop for is, and someone commented “Myself! I never know what to ask for or buy for myself!” I thought this was so interesting because I often feel the same way. I then saw an acquaintance from college pose the… Keep Reading
Gift Ideas for the Woman Who Has it All
If you search “gifts for the person” on Google, the first search result that completes that sentence is “who has it all”. Too funny. Many of us have someone (often a female) on our list who seeming already has it all, but here are a few ideas that I’ll bet she’ll still absolutely love. Gift Ideas for the Woman Who… Keep Reading
Our First Time Hosting Thanksgiving
Last week was full of family and feasting! My in-laws drove in the weekend prior to Thanksgiving for Hadley’s birthday party, which set us up perfectly to host everyone at our home for Turkey Day. In the past, we’ve always traveled to my family in Alabama or his family in Texas for this holiday, so we were excited to host… Keep Reading
8 Gift Ideas for Couples
Happy Monday, friends! I don’t know about you, but I have been riding the struggle bus hard the last few days. I feel like someone let the air out of my tires completely following our big Thanksgiving Day feast, and it’s taken me a few days to get my act back together. With that being said, this guide is coming… Keep Reading
Are You or Someone You Know Affected by Toxic Stress and ACEs?
Have you ever started reading about a topic or story that instantly broke your heart, but in the same breath you couldn’t help but keep reading? That’s how I felt when I first started researching toxic stress. As a former private and public school educator, it took all of two seconds for so many of my former students’ faces to… Keep Reading
Gift Ideas for your Friends’ Kids
Happy Thanksgiving to all of my friends celebrating today near and far! Jamie and I are hosting the big event today for the very first time, so we’re looking forward to feeding a big crew later today and soaking up lots of relaxing family time. After the meal is cleaned up and the turkey coma sets in, I have big… Keep Reading
Gift Ideas for Your Dad, Brother, Father-in-Law, and Brother-in-Law
I don’t find the men in my life overly hard to shop for, mainly because they’re all typically very easy to please. They never really need anything and are usually happy to just receive anything. Though I don’t find them difficult to shop for, I do find them boring to shop for. Gifts for men just aren’t exciting to me… Keep Reading
