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My word for 2020 is authentic. I really, really want to make the effort this year to stay true to who I am and also, get out of my...

I posted a really blurry picture of my Christmas Excel sheet and so many of you loved the idea and asked me to send it to you. So I'm...

I've had a lot of anxiety and insane amounts of stress leading up to school starting this fall. At the end of the school year in May, I...

We recently learned that we are less than 6 hours away from Mt. Rushmore. It's one of those things you see in your history books and...

Growing up, I had heard stories about reincarnation where someone (usually a child, if I remember correctly) could recount a life...

For the last few weeks a few friends have reached out in regardless to their parents getting terminally ill diagnoses. One thing they all...

To my darling Daddy’s Little Girl: You are the luckiest girl in the entire world. You are loved by the greatest man I’ve ever known. Ever...

My paternal grandmother was the first grandparent I ever lost. Her death was sudden due to a surgeon cutting an artery in her leg during...

When I found out I was carrying identical twin girls, my mind immediately took me to how much they’d be alike. With the same DNA, they...

When you find out you’re pregnant, one of the first decisions you make is whether or not you are going to find out the gender of your...

I'm an extroverted introvert when it comes to friendships. What does that mean, exactly? Some people call it an "outgoing introvert" or a...

"You're going to miss this one day! Enjoy every second!" I hear that phrase just about everyday from either a stranger in public, a...

**Disclaimer** I realize that everyone has their own beliefs and their own teachings. I don't want anyone to think this is what I believe...

I guess most people love the smell of vanilla, lavender, or roses. But my favorite smell in the entire world is the one that smacks you...

PSA: there is profanity in this article. I don't typically like to use profanity. But in this case, it's warranted. People have urged me...

Dear first born child: You don't always get the credit you deserve. But let me just say that you are so exceptionally special. You are...

A visual representation of what my brain looks like right now, trying to balance the crazy of the back-to-school rush. I can't even...

Tim and I have been married for six years, today! Honestly it feels like we've been married longer. Maybe it's because of all of the...

Tim had a meeting in Steamboat Springs, Colorado so we decided to make a little weekend adventure out of it. The twins are turning four...

"Are all of your kids named after rockstars?" Sort of, but not on purpose...at first. It's a little confusing, so let's get to it. The...