Category Archives: AllMomDoes

The later into the week it gets, the earlier in the day I hear the sound. Monday it doesn't happen until about noon. By Wednesday, I hear it by 11 and by Friday it could happen first thing in the morn...

We live in a time when even some wedding invites are sent online, so it may seem funny to pay to slowly mail a message, when it could be sent both faster and for free via email. It's definitely not th...

We started this summer with great dreams of down time and travel and recreation. And now, summer is quickly ticking toward fall. And those great dreams have yet to find legs. Competing work schedules,...

Listen, I don't think I'm a good mom, and I've failed to follow every summer activity list I've ever cut out of a magazine. We're an awesome house. But we're a crazy house. At first I thought I should...

My four-year-old can't quite tie her shoes yet (ok, disclaimer, neither can my almost-seven-year-old). To make life easier, she wears Velcro shoes. Velcro is genius, right? That is until I want to thr...

Somewhere in our first year of marriage we settle into a routine. We divide up the household labor and start taking ownership over certain things in the house. We expect things of our spouse, and we t...

Does your family love animals? Ours does. That's why one of our favorite summertime activities is to visit local animal rescues. We prefer rescues for more unusual animals like chinchillas, rabbits, a...

Ever have a rough day and just need a good ol' dose of Scripture? Yeah, me too. I put these together for those hard days. Those mom days that you're not sure you can get through (I'm having one of tho...

I won't bore you with the details, but here's the short version: Two years ago I got fed up with adult acne, made some dietary changes to fight it, and lost 15 pounds. I'm not gonna lie, I looked grea...

We have found local vacations to be our go-to lately. This means places we can drive to which saves money by not having to fly and being able to pack everything up in the car. Most recently, we headed...