This post is dedicated to Moms on a budget who still like to look like a Fashionista or maybe just better than yoga pants every once in a while?!  I am right there with you.  SO, I called in...
Dear Husband, This stage of life we're in, it's hard huh?! It can be exhausting and sometimes we argue about decisions, specifically- parenting ones. At the end of the day, we both collapse on the couch after putting the kiddos to...
We got married at the ripe old ages of 23 and 24. Like a lot of people, 1 Corinthians 13:4-7 was part of the ceremony. Cliché? Yes.   We moved a few years ago and received a print of the...
Remember what it was like to be seven? Starting off each summer morning by slipping on your jellies and heading outside to hop on your purple banana seat bike, pedal over to your neighbor's house, knock on the door and...
Picture this- you're busy. You and your spouse have careers you are jugging, a house to manage, kids and all that comes with them, (school/homework, projects, extracurriculars, keeping them clothed, fed, etc). volunteering, staying connected with family and friends....
I remember a Christmas not so long ago when my husband surprised me with tickets to The Lion King. It was a huge deal — not just because I’d always wanted to experience that show, but because I’d been...
This post is part 2 of 5 in the series How I Met Your Father. I met him when I was least looking to “meet” a guy. And he didn’t come in the package I expected—whatever that was. It was just...
Weekend getaways are few and far between for most parents and adults. But after the 2020 (and let's be honest 2021 too) we've all had, we need it more than ever! Just us adults, recently escaped for a quick...
This post is part 5 of 5 in the series How I Met Your Father.  When I started chiropractic school, one of the many pieces of advice your grandparents gave me was to wait until I was done with school to...
If you are like me, you don’t love the cold weather and tend to be a homebody. But there are lots of great ways to pass your time in Des Moines in the winter months. Here are some great...

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I don’t know about you, but the second the temperature gets above 70 degrees I suddenly want to forgo all responsibilities and take up...