Started by two Atlanta moms, 2 Little Chicks, is an online boutique with fun colorful clothes and unique gifts for ages 1-12.
2 Little Chicks has recently added a mom section with fun tees and a few other fabulous items.  Their new line of dang tees have been a huge hit with [...]

For the past three weeks, I have been participating in a group exercise program through my church. Never before have I regularly exercised and made an effort to watch what I eat. I was always one of those girls who could eat anything and sit around and stay skinny. Well, not anymore. Suddenly I am [...]

Two questions I am often asked as a teacher at the end of the school year are:
How can I best help my child this summer to make sure they are prepared for the following year?
How can I help my child with reading and writing so they do not forget what they have learned?
I think [...]

Every mom is a full-time mom. Let’s just get that debate out of the way. The plan that works best for my family has always been for me to stay home. This choice is more obvious for a mom with six kids. Combine staying at home with the little ones, and home schooling the big [...]

I recently watched a PBS special entitled “The Human Spark.” Alan Alda takes a look at what separates us from the animals, what makes us human. The documentary was full of interesting ideas and studies, especially studies of small babies and what they seem to be born knowing. I recommend it to anyone and you [...]

It took nearly forty years, but I have just experienced my first funeral as a family member. Any funeral I had previously attended was for a distant relative or on my husband’s side of the family. This time I was more than an attendee, I was immediate family. The whole experience was profound and deeply [...]

I am such a blessed woman in that I have never had to think about healthcare until recently. My kids have always been covered and the only healthcare needs I have had were related to the births of my children. But as I shared with you in Feasting on the Bitter and the Sweet, my [...]

First off, I have to apologize for using the most overused title in all of women’s literature. For many reasons, this is a subject that is often discussed and will never be resolved. Women ask me all the time, “How do you do it all?” For the people who really know me, this is a [...]

Now that Christmas is behind us and all the crazy shopping is done, I feel like it is well past time to get down to real life and back to business. So here is a list of my favorite things. Like Oprah but no, not at all really. This is a group of real-life, every [...]

One of the best things about the Christmas season is the Holiday letter. I look forward to seeing which one of my friends will finally go up and over the top this year. They are full of staggering accomplishments and shameless bragging. I am surprised they don’t end with “Merry Christmas and top that if [...]