We’ve all been there, right? One minute our sweet teenage daughter is enjoying Christmas prep with us and decorating the house joyfully, then in a split second turns on a dime and becomes the most negative Nelly on the planet. You quickly wrack your brain trying to think of what you did or said to…
Lessons From A Horse Show Mom
Lessons from Being a Horse Show Mom As our kids get older, we find ourselves in this in-between space where we should relinquish responsibilities to our teen and let them handle their passions themselves. They want their independence, but at the same time, they still want you to do things for them. “Why didn’t you…
My Best Parenting Hack
My number one parenting hack. Get in the car. What? That’s right you heard me correctly. Get in the car and just drive. In my 19 years of parenting, I am truly convinced there is nothing a drive in the car can’t fix. That’s the best parenting hack I can give you. You got a…
Parenting is Not for the Faint of Heart
When I was growing up in Dothan, Alabama I had many examples to follow for being a great mom. As with most Southern Baptist churches, the pews were full of big families every Sunday morning and each of those ladies tried their best to be the perfect church lady mom. All the little girls were…