The following is part of our new guest series called Embracing Homeschool by Lourdes Resendez. Lourdes is a mom of four as well as a birth doula, midwife assistant, and childbirth educator. If you are a homeschooling mom, you know that schooling never stops. Nearly everything we do is an opportunity for teaching and learning….
Andy and I are starting the AdvoCare 24 Day Challenge again today! We like the challenge. This is our third time!! It gives us the tools we need to get the right amount of foods and nutrients each day, it helps us lose weight, and it also makes us spend way less money on groceries….
Disclosure: I participated in a campaign on behalf of Global Influence for Rite Aid and CLEAR SCALP & HAIR THERAPY™ . I was compensated for this post. If I were to go to our recorded shows on our DVR right now, I would probably find that one of the most recorded shows on there is…
A recent investigation by the BBC has concluded that child abusers are sharing images and videos online using technology designed to preserve their anonymity. According to their report on one particular network, as many as ten thousand users are freely accessing this harmful content with the intent to distribute without the fear of being caught…
Join us for Houston Natural Parenting Expo featuring The Big Latch On! August 2, 2014 CTK Lutheran Church in Rice University Area 2353 Rice Boulevard Houston, Texas 77005 This event isn’t just for breastfeeding moms! We’ll have activities for pregnant moms as well as moms who have babies and toddlers! This is a family friendly…
The Teenager actually has very few chores in our home. Basically, they boil down to keeping her room clean, keeping her bathroom clean, and cleaning the kitchen after the meals (minus unloading the dishwasher which is the boys’ job). Last week, we ran out of Cascade Actionpacs with Gain, which we love. After being married…
As a labor doula and an influential leader in the natural parenting community, I receive quite a few baby shower invitations and birth announcements from clients, friends and community members each year. It’s always so neat to receive creative and fun invitations. In hindsight, I wish I would have known about websites that allow you…
I think it’s time for a little heart to heart! Summer mornings, for moms… ok wait, let me start this over. Summer mornings, for most of the moms I know, isn’t all about sleeping in, catching rays at the beach, and lounging around the house sipping on lemonade or eating the cliche bonbons – whatever…
There is one kitchen appliance that will revolutionize your attitude toward cooking. It can set you up for the day with a delicious smoothie, whip up a healthy soup in the quickest time, and even prep a sophisticated cocktail for those times that you just need to wind down at the end of the day….
One of the worst ever, yet common, misconceptions about losing weight is that food has to be bland and boring! I have a sweet tooth. I’m one of those people who feel like I have to have something sweet at least once a day. Sweet and healthy is a plus, and simple, sweet, and healthy…