I am an Amazon Affiliate and an affiliate of other companies and therefore may earn commission through the links listed on this site at no extra cost to you. I wanted to share 5 beautiful children’s books with you for the Amazon Spring Sale of 2025! The Story Orchestra: In the Hall of the Mountain King: Press the note to hear Grieg’s music (Volume 7). This is a delightfully fun book about Peer Gynt as a young boy who has an encounter with the Mountain King. This book, along with several others by Jessica Courtney-Tickle, are a story with music.…

I am an Amazon Affiliate and an affiliate of other companies and therefore may earn commission through the links listed on this site at no extra cost to you. You can find tons of lists on the Internet about the best kid’s shows or the worst ones. Kid’s shows that are overstimulating or under stimulating, teach values or don’t, the lists are endless. So instead of telling you what you should and shouldn’t let your kids watch I just want to share what we watch and why. Let me preface by saying we haven’t always watched the best kid’s shows.…

I am an Amazon Affiliate and an affiliate of other companies and therefore may earn commission through the links listed on this site at no extra cost to you. I fell for the rabbit holes. The homeschooling ones, the crunchy ones, the nerdy ones, the organic ones, the side hustle ones. I’ve fallen for the “keeping up the Jones”, all the Jones. I’ve thought my family needed to be a certain way, act a certain way, eat a certain way, live a certain lifestyle. And the longer I tried the harder mothering seemed to be. Until I realized the beauty…

I am an Amazon Affiliate and an affiliate of other companies and therefore may earn commission through the links listed on this site at no extra cost to you. In his general conference address, “Let God Prevail” President Nelson states: “For centuries, prophets have foretold this gathering, and it is happening right now! As an essential prelude to the Second Coming of the Lord, it is the most important work in the world! This premillennial gathering is an individual saga of expanding faith and spiritual courage for millions of people. And as members of The Church of Jesus Christ of…

I am an Amazon Affiliate and an affiliate of other companies and therefore may earn commission through the links listed on this site at no extra cost to you. What even is self-care? By definition self-care is: the practice of taking action to preserve or improve one’s own health or the practice of taking an active role in protecting one’s own well-being and happiness, in particular during periods of stress. I have read so much on self-care from books, blog posts, Instagram post, articles and I thought self-care was bubble baths, nails, time away from my kids, and ice cream…

I am an Amazon Affiliate and an affiliate of other companies and therefore may earn commission through the links listed on this site at no extra cost to you. I remember thinking that I was never going to start “living my life” when my boys were really little. I was drowning in diapers, night wakings, tears, and the constant reminder that I was not enough. Heck, I’m still drowning in diapers, tears, constant grabs for my attention, and night wakings but my perspective has changed in 6 years. Maybe you have felt this way too. Maybe you feel that you…

I am an Amazon Affiliate and an affiliate of other companies and therefore may earn commission through the links listed on this site at no extra cost to you. Motherhood is so… Fragile.One moment you’re a fantastic mom; patient, compassionate, empathetic, fun…The next you’re holding back tears and anger, frustration and hurt.One moment your heart is bursting with joy and the next it’s breaking in silent sadness….You experience the highest of highs and lowest of lows in a matter of minutes and it’s not always for yourself…Sometimes the joy and pain is your own, other times it’s your husband’s or…

I am an Amazon Affiliate and an affiliate of other companies and therefore may earn commission through the links listed on this site at no extra cost to you. With Mother’s Day around the corner here are my thoughts: Here is to the unspoken women and mothers in history. The forgotten ones. The ones who don’t get mentioned in books, on holidays, in history lessons. The silent ones who lived in time periods and cultures that were amazing and ones that weren’t. To the women and mothers who loved children, their own or others, despite the hardships of life. The…

I am an Amazon Affiliate and an affiliate of other companies and therefore may earn commission through the links listed on this site at no extra cost to you. Deep into the night I really questioned what I was doing, why I was doing it, and where the heck was God!? My baby was screaming not wanting to be comforted and I was mere minutes away from a breakdown myself. Where was He? Why were my prayers to comfort my child not being answered? Did He care at all that I was struggling not to hurt my child because I…