Parents naturally think their children are amazing, talented, smart, and generally above average. But as a mom, I know that if there is something my child struggles with, I want to give him every tool he needs to succeed....
Hi, Des Moines mamas! I’m Jackie, and I'm so excited to be back with Des Moines Moms Blog. I started contributing with the blog about two and a half years ago as the play date coordinator. After some time off,...
Oh, Facebook. I professed my love for you last month when I talked about how I use Facebook to journal my kids’ and my life.
But, I do get how people have a problem with you. I mean, you scroll...
Instagram is the place to be people. If you aren't on Instagram, how else will you follow Michael Phelps' baby, Boomer (@boomerrphelps), and see all the cuteness he is up to? Or get a behind-the- scenes look at Pitch...
My husband and I are opposites in many ways: he is a morning person, I'm a night person; he makes decisions quickly without looking back, I over-analyze and then second guess my choice; he is adventurous and spontaneous, I prefer...
There is a line in one of my favorite movies, “You’ve Got Mail”, where the main character, Joe Fox, says to his online love, Kathleen Kelly—
“Do you ever feel you’ve become the worst version of yourself? That a Pandora’s...
You hear it every year: “The average person gains 10 pounds over the holidays.” Many of us have accepted this as “fact” and resigned ourselves to spending more time in our stretchy pants between Thanksgiving and New Year’s Day....
One Mother’s Day as a newly married woman with no kids, I walked into Lutheran Church of Hope and was handed a pink carnation. I didn’t think much of it and figured they were intended to give to our...
Gorgeous fall has arrived, your kids have a new season’s wardrobe, and a whole host of photo-opp autumn activities are ahead of you. If there was ever a great time to make a conscious effort to capture some updated...
One of my fears of being a “boy mom” was not being able to relate or have a good bond with my kids.
I taught 5th grade for many years and I was worried my kids would be like many...
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Des Moines Summer Bucket List | Over 125 Things to Do...
We Love summer in Des Moines! We've got you covered from pools, outdoor movies, and farmers markets to berry picking, road races, and parades.
