May 26, 2020 Kindergarten Graduation Photos During COVID-19 Let’s face it, when the coronavirus hit and every mom in America was promoted to homeschool teacher for two weeks, no one could have…
December 30, 2018 Elmo 2nd Birthday Party Ideas By the time your child is toddling around the house, chances are good a red fuzzy monster will be one of his or her…
December 29, 2018 Butterfly 1st Birthday Party Your little one will have lots of birthday parties, but there will only be one first birthday party. If you’re a new parent, this…
July 4, 2018 Fireworks Look Better When You Put Your Phone Down “They grow up too fast, so you can never take too many photos.” Those are the words I hear repeatedly from total strangers when…
March 24, 2018 A Lesson in Journalism From a Texas DPS Trooper It’s been more than 12 years since I was a new college graduate, sent to cover my first wreck as a budding journalist. As…
March 4, 2018 The Ups & Downs of Being a Daughter Seven years ago today my phone rang a little after 3 a.m.. I heard my mom’s voice on the other end of the line….
January 6, 2018 Flat Stanley Visits Texarkana Yesterday evening it finally happened. The big yellow envelope carrying our long lost friend Flat Stanley arrived. He had been studying at a school…
December 31, 2017 5 Ways to Look Back On the Old Year as You Write New Year’s Resolutions It’s one of my favorite days of every year. December 31st. A day to reflect on everything that’s gone right over the past 351…
December 30, 2017 An Important Lesson About Gift Giving – It’s Not Your Job to Judge The hustle and bustle of Christmas is behind us for another year. The sparkling colorful lights on houses will soon be packed away, and…
November 24, 2017 How to Stop Black Friday on Thursday From Destroying Your Family As a teenager I remember the year I finally convinced my mom to get up around 3:00 a.m. to drive to Houston for the…
