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  2019 is the year Lubbock Moms Blog launched into the stratosphere: incredible growth, an outpouring of love and support, a community that parents needed, and partnerships with great local folks that believe in our mission. But, it all started...

As moms, we feel that it's our job to raise well-behaved children. We go to the store, or anywhere for that matter, and hope that everyone recognizes the result of our excellent parenting skills. But what happens when they throw...

The other day, I was preparing lunches for the week for my kids while my husband was out working in the garage. He popped in the house for a moment for who-knows-what and stopped to watch me for a...

Mamas, it has been a year. Our world is in a pandemic, and our country is pretty damn fractured, as evidenced by our most recent election results. If your social media feed looks anything like mine, things are tense and...

  A few months back, I wrote a blog post about being a Motherless Mother. Every day is hard, I assure you of that. But also, every day is a little bit easier than the one before. Until May rolls...

Do you know what Fridays are for? Date Night! This is something that I look forward to. Dates with my spouse are what keep the fire in our marriage alive. What's even better is that there is so much...

It's Summer, Right? If you're like me and you love the summer, but you don't know exactly what you need to do with your high energy, non-stop, food-loving, "take me to the park," "I need another snack" children this summer,...

Not my lovely home office space, but I wish it was! In my "other" gig, I've been on a virtual work team since 2016 (fun fact: my boss is 1100 miles away! I've worked for her 4 years and...

There will always be times when things don’t go the way we want them to, where our plans or hopes or dreams don’t go as expected and crumble and fall around us, leaving us in the rubble—sometimes standing in...

Fair warning- this will not be an “everything is wonderful” post! In the year of our Lord 2020, we have had all sorts of previously unimaginable things come our way. No notice virtual school and no goodbyes to teachers? Check. Two parents...