Man vs. Wild. Husband vs. Wife. Cat vs. Dog. This is my life. Mine is actually... Mom vs. Daughter. But, not in the terms that you may be thinking. For me, it is balancing my roles of being a mom and being a daughter---a mom of...
Stepping Stories Stepping Stories was founded by two moms and grew out of their personal parenting experiences. Their mission is to make parenting easier through personalized stories that help young children with transitions and challenges. Written by a team of child...
Meet our Minature Goldendoodle, Remington "Remi" Lou. She is the newest member of the Evans clan. Jon and I kept this little secret from our kiddos until Christmas morning. I think it was one of the best Christmas's I...
Last year was “The Year of the Move” for our family. Here’s how it went down: We listed our house in March. It sold in about three weeks. April was spent packing and finding temporary housing while my CPA hubby...
About CottageCare: CottageCare Founder, Tom Schrader, was one of the early pioneers in creating the organized and professional house cleaning industry. With his early and successful start in 1976 at the age of 23, some of the big names in...
I have a confession to make: I don’t like Pinterest. I have an account that contains mostly recipes I’ve never tried and a few baby ideas from before my daughter was born. I haven’t touched it in over a year. As...
I certainly can’t be the only one who experiences the magic of savings at Target. But then I thought… what if I am? What if there are moms who go to Target and don’t save big money? Then I felt...
A Blessing and a Curse Today's technology offers us so many amazing resources. Time savers. Mommy helpers. There are blogs about child development. Online communities for school or Bible study. Pinterest for meal planning and finding curriculum. Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter keep us connected...
The truth about homeschooling is this: it’s scary. Fun, exhilarating, rewarding, enlightening, yes. But scary. Every summer preceding a new homeschool year, I become fearful. How in the world am I going to do this? I fret. Each year as...
Hello, my name is Rachel, and my husband works from home. That's how I feel I should introduce my life as of lately. I feel like we (housewives with work-at-home husbands) should have a support group. And, I KNOW the...

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