Jul 21
Jul 21 The End Of My Rope, The Beginning Of Something Good

She held her firstborn baby on her hip and looked down at my oversized belly. When I told her I was expecting our fourth baby she couldn't believe it. "Wow, so you got this whole mom thing down!…Right?" I could feel my belly tighten with a Braxton Hicks as I began to laugh and try not to wet myself. I might have scared her a little with my response. "No, the more children I have, the more I realize how much I don't have this mom thing down." She laughed nervously and changed the subject. I went to the bathroom.

Jul 20
Jul 20 Where Will Your Daughter Find Her Value?

Christy Fitzwater

Usually I only look at the pictures, but this time I’m reading the whole June 2015 National Geographic article about the little girls, in the Kathmandu Valley of Nepal, who are chosen to be worshiped as goddesses.

A six-year-old girl is asked what she’ll do if she’s chosen to be a kumari, or living goddess.

Jul 18
Jul 18 Bi-Weekly Whole Food Meal Plan for July 19–August 1

Kelly Smith

Food, Meal Planning, Gluten Free

Our free bi-weekly whole food menus open into a convenient pdf that includes links to each of the gluten-free recipes featured making it easy to access them with just a simple click.

Jul 17

Jul 17 There is No Shortcut to Parenting

Tricia Goyer

If there was a shortcut to parenting, I thought I would have found it by now. I haven't . . . not even close. But that doesn't mean I haven't tried. And it doesn't mean I haven't failed. Still we all keep looking and hoping, don't we?

Jul 16
Jul 16 Must Have Summer Beauty Essentials

Summer Saldana

We're now about half way through the summer (nooo!!!!), and it's usually about this time that we're feeling the full effects of all that the heat and summer weather can bring. Which is why I wanted to share with you all my must have summer beauty essentials. All the products I think you guys need to have, and all the products I make sure I have, as we head into the remaining summer months!