Parenting Wisdom

Before I go into the store with my children, I put on some lip gloss, take a deep breath, and say a prayer. Most would think I do this because I am worried about my children's behavior in public....

I had always imagined I would be a mother. I used to play "mommy" when I was younger, and it was my absolute favorite game to play. When my husband and I first started talking about children, I was 26...

My husband and my children are more affectionate than me. For two of them, their love language is physical touch. Therefore, showing love in physical ways comes more naturally to them. My love language is acts of service. So,...

Let me set the scene. You just paid $139 for a movie ticket and $876,000 on popcorn and Coke. No one told you? It’s second-mortgage night at the movies. Whatever. You haven’t been to the movies since the first...

In 2014, my sisters and I were preparing for our mom's funeral. She had lost her short battle with pancreatic cancer. At that moment, I was in the angry part of my grief. I looked at my sister and said, "who...

Some say that if a friendship lasts seven years, it will last a lifetime. I wonder how true that is. We almost made it, but not quite. And though I would have never predicted this, part of me wills...

Mom conference! What are we doing? More specifically, what am I doing? Who am I? I don’t even know what my purpose is anymore. What month is it? January? STILL??? The New York Post in December (like just one month ago) asked...

It's 6:30 am, and I am halfway done with my first cup of coffee. As I stand in the kitchen putting together breakfast, lunches, and bookbags….it is loud. Not a little loud, deafeningly loud. I have a boy singing in a...

As we look back on 2021 and our first full year for Pensacola Mom Collective, we are sharing our Top 10 most-read posts from the past year. These are the posts that were YOUR favorites, so on behalf of our...

This year, I am choosing not to create a resolution for the sake of a new year. I am a champion for goal-setting, self-improvement, and positive change, but too often, we get lost in the need for a 'huge...