If you’ve ever spent a full weekend at a basketball tournament, you know it’s basically a marathon… for both the players and the moms. Between cheering, running snacks, and keeping everyone organized, it’s easy to feel like you forgot something essential. I’ve rounded up my top must-haves for ...
Why Spring Is the Sweet Spot for Family Vacation on Alabama’s Beaches
Disclosure: This post about Family Vacation on Alabama’s Beaches is sponsored by Alabama's Beaches. However, all opinions are my own. There’s a small window each year when beach travel feels almost too good to share. The weather is warm but not sweltering, the beaches are wide open, and the pace of ...
You’ll Get It When You Get Here: A Spring Break on Alabama’s Beaches That Actually Feels Like a Break
Disclosure: This blog is sponsored by Visit Alabama Beaches. However, all thoughts are my own. There’s a certain kind of exhaustion that comes from planning a family vacation.Not the packing kind, the hope kind. The kind where you desperately want it to be restful, connecting, memorable… and it ...
A Word for 2026
If you are new around here, every year I pick a word that has to do with something I want to focus on for the year. If you search in the search bar on my right sidebar (or bottom of the page if you are on a mobile device) and type in "a word for" then you should find some of my old posts! I have ...
Merry Christmas 2025
Just when I was getting used to writing 2025 on everything, another year had come and gone. They aren't kidding when they say the older you get, the faster they seem to go. The second half of this one in particular seemed to fly. Wasn't it just back to school? Halloween? No? Just me? I have a ...
A Magical Christmas Weekend at Gaylord Opryland: Our Family Favorites
If there’s one place that knows how to do Christmas bigger, brighter, and bolder than anywhere else, it’s Gaylord Opryland Resort. Every year I think it can’t possibly get more magical… and every year they prove me wrong. This season, my husband, Emma Kate, and I packed our bags for a full weekend ...
