One thing I have learned about food allergies is that not everyone understands them. Not everyone understands there are a different variety of allergies. They can be really bad with epi pens or giving them the item will just make them sick. I want you to understand that coming from a mom whose daughter has…
A lot of my outings that I do with my girls I hear “Your girls get along!”. I tell them, yes my girls get along well most of the time. In truth, they don’t always, and when they do it is because of time and effort put into making it work. It takes a lot…
This summer we stood as a family and looked at the Grand Canyon. It was huge and amazing, and my girls stood in awe of the view. We talked about how the canyon formed. That it started as a simple stream that eroded away the area around it. This canyon did not form overnight. It…
Some years back I had a conversation that went something like the following: My Friend: “My kids just got their Halloween costumes! We are so excited about going out. What are you kids going to be?” Me: “We have not got our costumes yet.” My Friend: “What? They will all be gone soon!” Me: “Well…
Sleep is very tender topic at our house. We often struggle to get everyone in bed and then to sleep the night. It seems to change as they get older, and you never know what will happen with the changes. I’ve called these changes a lot like the changes of the seasons. We are headed…
Recently on a camping trip, we stopped and looked at a field of flowers. There were many different kinds of flowers. The wind was blowing, and all the plants were moving around a lot. As we got closer to a few of the flower, we noticed some of the bugs clustered together for support from…
“You have a routine, so you don’t have to worry now.” “That routine will work for everyone.” “It works for another family. It will work for all my kids.” “Why can’t you just change that schedule for today?” “What do you mean a change in routine is hard?” “I’m sure you don’t really have to…