Raising Teenage Girls Without Tearing Out Your Hair

Remember when they were little and super cute and agreeable? That was fun, wasn’t it? Don’t get me wrong, teenage daughters can be a lot of fun too but raising a young woman in today’s landscape isn’t for the weak. Teenage girls today face more peer pressure from more arenas than we did when we […]

My daughter and I are building strong bones together with Viactiv! #ViactivYoursandHers

Coming from a family with a host of health issues, I know how important it is to teach my teen daughter healthy habits that she can carry with her to adulthood. I try stay active to set an example for her. Though I’ve been lax about exercise lately, I’m hoping that she and I can […]

Make Something Astrobright: Make a Mustache Mobile

This post brought to you by Astrobrights Papers by Neenah Paper. All opinions are 100% mine. We're preparing to go back to school at the end of the month, which means we'll need to stock up on lots of different papers for projects, reports and crafts. AstroBrights paper are one of my favorites! They have 23 bright, […]

Unexpected Joys – Guest Post by Carrie Howe

If you had asked me three years ago if I saw myself loving and serving teenagers, I would have laughed you out of my house. However, my oldest son became a teenager and I wanted to know where he was, what he was doing and who he was hanging around. So, in the words of […]