Five Fab Fall Soup Recipes

Fall is my very favorite season of the year! Yes, I love the weather and the leaves all aglow, but another thing I love is the fabulous food! There is nothing better than a warm pot of soup simmering on the stove! We are sharing five of our fall favorites to serve up to your family!

SOUP'S ON!

5 essential recipes to make this fall, FABULOUS! 

I felt the joy of accomplishment.
I made it to Costco.
Laura was only 2 weeks old. I was cleared to drive. And it was my first outing by myself as a new mama.

My plan was to leave her in the infant carrier in the cart, so I'd have my hands free to pick up the groceries we needed. I was smiling in the joy of new-mama-figuring-things-out success...
 

“To be an effective parent, you must let your children know what you expect from them, and then you must be close enough to the action to be able to regularly inspect their work.” -- Zig Ziglar

Yes, Mr. Ziglar, I couldn’t agree more.

The phrase ‘inspect what you expect’ definitely drives leadership practices and business circles (Google it and see).  I believe applying this concept to motherhood can reap healthy benefits as well.

Loving Our Kids No Matter What

I came into the room and saw her immediately. Our youngest daughter Sophia was hiding. She knew she was busted. Guilty. The comical part for me was how she tried to hide. There she was, sitting in the middle of her brother’s room with a blanket draped over her. I guess in her young mind, she figured she was safe. If she couldn’t see me then maybe I could see her!

She did what most of us do when we know we’ve blown it – go into hiding!