First off, I need to thank our sponsors American Heritage Chocolate and The Hermitage Museum for this opportunity. It is not everyday this mama gets a chance to travel, much less alone and to a fantastic place!!
American History and...
I wrote earlier that I didn't know what I wanted to be when I grew up. At the time, I had submitted half a dozen applications and hadn't heard anything, so I was in a rut and soul searching.
Well....
When I became pregnant with my second child, my daughter was already 4 ½ years old. The first thing I heard from others was, “Aren’t you worried that they will be too far apart to be close? Isn’t it...
Our schooling experience
Homeschooling. When I was a kid and lived in Missouri, I went to public school. From 1st grade until graduation, I attended the school about 10-15 minutes up the road from my house. My husband had a...
Within the past few months, I’ve attended several social functions throughout the city which have led to quite a few of those “small talk” conversations that occur. Friendly exchanges of politeness or curiosity often lead to the question, “And...
My oldest daughter is almost 11, and she absolutely loves all things music and dance. She plays the clarinet, and really any other instrument she can get her hands on. She has an ear for music and can pick out...
My Childhood Priest Was Sentenced This Summer :: What I Said To Him When I Saw Him
Over the summer, my sister sent me a link to a NOLA.com article. It was detailing the conviction and sentencing of a man...
Parenting can be a roller coaster ride of emotions. One minute, our kids are making us want to hide and pull our hair, and the next, our kids open their mouths and an otherwise mundane word brings on a hysterical...
There was a time in my life where I thought having dogs was a great idea. We have two small dogs, and they were our world. Peanut was mine, from way before I ever knew my husband, and Winnie...
In early March, Mark left to go out of town for drill with the Louisiana Air National Guard. Jane was just turning 15 months old, and she was showing signs of what I was certain was her fourth ear infection in...
Sometimes I wish I could go back in time and have a talk with my 19 year old self. I would have some choice words for that girl: the one who didn't take college seriously, who didn't value the...
As mothers, the tragedy in Newtown hits incredibly close to home. It is almost impossible to comprehend what happened, and we can only imagine the deep pain, confusion and grief that no family should ever feel, much less amidst...
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It all began one night a little over a year ago while my little family of four sat amongst other diners at a neighborhood restaurant and I noticed something was off.
The usual din of chatter and clinking of silverware...