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Take an Education Vacation :: Go Around the World Without Leaving Your Zip Code
Note: This post is sponsored by and written in collaboration with South Carolina Calvert Academy.
Have you ever thought of traveling around the world and back in one summer? It can be done for a...
Confessions of a Failed Hippie Earth Mama
During my pregnancy, you could smell my crunchiness from a mile away (and it smelled of incense, patchouli, and a vague sense of superiority).
I did prenatal yoga every day. I lived on kale smoothies....
New Water Park :: The Fix for Birthday Party Woes & Summer Blues
The thought of having a water park here in Richland County is exciting for moms. We spend summers trying to get the kids active. We want them outside. We want them to release all that...
Why I DO Teach My Black Children About Martin Luther King Jr. and Racism
In honor of MLK Day, another mom on this blog wrote a piece titled Why I Don't Talk To My Black Kids About Martin Luther King. She states she doesn't want to teach them...
How to Survive a Whine Hangover
I am feeling the effects: grumpy, bleary-eyed, tired, haggard. I am aching all over, and my willpower is weak. I had too much. I was overserved. I can not possibly take one more drawn...
Non-Attachment Parenting :: The Love of Letting Go
Attachment parenting always made sense to me, mostly because, what’s the alternative? Not attaching to my kids? There is no way I can NOT be attached, plus it is a nice name. It evokes...
Holidays with the Mother-In-Law :: Whose Traditions Win?
Let me start by saying that I adore my mother-in-law.
She is, after all, at least partially responsible for the existence of the greatest man I have ever known. No matter what beef I may...
Teaching Your Child the Art of Thankfulness This Christmas
Christmas is right around the corner, and I can’t help but think about my 3-year-old’s growing awareness of the world around her. What piqued my interest was my husband’s recent trip to the store...
Did I Really Get a Sitter for This? The Company Holiday Party
‘Done decking the halls and checking the list twice? A little reward after wrapping is not unrealistic. An evening out disguised as a holiday-delight-date-night … oh, it’s the company holiday party.
And if you’re lucky, you may get...
True Life :: My Son Overcame Severe Developmental Delays
While I was pregnant, I dreamed of my son being one of the greatest minds in history. I wanted him to have every opportunity to cultivate any potential genius. I was a full-blown tiger...
Why I’m Grateful My Son Has Witnessed Natural Disaster Firsthand
Being a young couple that has made a habit of relocating around the country for assignments, my husband and I knew that we would adapt well to a coastal flip. This move was going to...
Mom By Default
Sometimes I wonder if I'm only a stay-at-home mom by default.
Because I failed at everything else.
I don't really recall ever wanting to do anything other than sing and write, and I've never really had...
Reading Nooks Made Easy
When I was younger, it wasn’t really something cool. I knew my librarians by name because I was there, at the local public library, enough to know them personally. It didn’t matter that I...
4 Tips for Surviving a Summer Vacation as a Single Mom
When most people think of a family vacation they picture a mom, a dad, and kids. Today, however, it’s not always that simple. In the last decade, an estimated 24,650,000 children lived in single...