Life Lesson: When Quitting Is No Longer An Option

In the past, when bad days would happen I would let myself believe that quitting was better than fighting and living for tomorrow. When a disappointment or setback would occur, I would suffer a dramatic low that I never thought I could come back from. For so long, nonstop I allowed this destructive behavior to determine my outlook on life both present and future. This way of thinking allowed deep…

Becoming A Woman With Purpose: Part 1

I’m still amazed at what God has placed on my heart in regards to starting a blog that reveals how important learning is a part of growing and maturing. As a mother, I recognize the importance of confidence, endurance, and laughter when caring for a child. I would not have been able to love and care for my daughter without the Word of God and the HolyGhost in my life. When envisioning this blog I…

When You’re Making it Up as You Go Along

In the early stages of my motherhood journey, I was overcome with anxiety, paranoia, and insecurities. I’m not going to lie — it was an emotional time in my life and I struggled with handling it without feeling inadequate. Becoming a mom, no matter what age or stage in life is an intimidating thing. I don’t know who raises the bar to perfection, but there it is always staring you in the face,…

The Adventures of Elizabeth: I Have SuperParents

Hi! My mom and dad are super! What exactly makes them super? Well… Her kisses make the booboo’s go away. She always gives me the pretty band-aids. Daddy keeps us safe. His back rubs help me to go to sleep. Mommy always picks the best outfits and pretties my hair. Sometimes daddy does my hair too (but not as nice as mom) They both have a magical way of keeping a smile on my face. She can cook and…

How To Maintain Your Faith Every Day

Every day is filled with moments that can make our break our faith in God. We all have moments that can inspire us to better ourselves, moments of spiritual inspiration, and even those painful moments we desperately try to pray and fast away. It’s always easy to strengthen our faith in our walk with Christ when things are great. Who can doubt God when all their bills are paid and their loved ones…

Month of Motherhood: You Are A Masterpiece

Yay! It’s finally here….almost here I should say: Mother’s Day! The coveted day where all things mom and motherhood gets it’s deserved recognition. Even though moms should automatically get the breakfast in bed and the bouquet of flowers every day we understand that trying to wine and dine us for our mothering feats will take forever. I’m so happy to be one of the millions of woman known for…

MarriedLife: Does It Matter If I Look Good?

Who doesn’t want to look their best? You’d be surprised! Whenever you first begin something in life you put your good foot forward. Whether it’s a job interview or picture day at school or the first date. But after you landed the job, got the girl or boy of your dreams is it required for you to continually keep your best foot forward? Is the same requirement for women to look their best enforced…

  Handling life’s problems can bring the best and worst of times. Hands down it develops genuine character in you that you will appreciate for years to comes. It births wisdom, compassion, integrity, strength, and understanding to weather more life storms.  But, I can personally tell you how difficult it is to believe that you’ll make it on top. Yes, a problem is a problem no matter how you spin…

How hard is it to just say, “I’m sorry”?  Apparently, those two words can sometimes make or break your marriage. In a marriage, conflict arises and usually if not kept in check it can escalate to where things can go from bad to worse. No matter how  deep in love you are with your spouse, how close, or how long you’ve been married, somewhere along the line, someone has to say, “I’m sorry.” I don’t…

What do I love to do more than anything?

COLOR!

I like coloring so much I can’t seem to keep my drawings on the page.

I color on the couch,

the dining room table,

the walls,

the floors,

the ceiling if I could reach it!

But today, my mommy found me this amazing coloring book.

And it was totally free!

I got to color The WayZoo Coloring Book!

A free coloring book featuring cute animals!

It was so fun coloring with my mommy today.

Here are two of my drawings:

  Nothing makes me happy than when I’m coloring.

Especially when I’m coloring with mommy.

Try it for yourself, you’ll love it.

Bye!

It’s only a matter of time before we are free of the Winter weather. As anxious as you and your little ones are about running outside to play we’re bound to wind up with at least a few more frigid days. As of mother of a toddler with a surplus of energy, I know how difficult it can be to keep your kids entertained all day long in the house. As easy as it can be to just turn the TV on for them, sometimes it’s not enough to keep them occupied.  If you are struggling to keep up with a supply of fun activities for the family then look no further.

I’m here to tell you that there’s still room for a few more indoor activities to do with the kids before the season is over. That’s why Wayfair created The WayZoo Coloring Book, a free 10-page printable coloring book featuring cute animals in the home for kids to color and make their own. And to celebrate the launch, Wayfair is pairing it with an art supply prize pack giveaway including an easel, chalk, markers and paint. All you have to do to enter is send in a scan or a picture of your artist’s creation to [email protected]!

Don’t miss out on a great opportunity for your child to win cool prizes and have their art featured in The WayZoo Gallery. Take a moment, find some crayons and let the creativity begin.

  Have Fun and Good Luck!!

The Adventures of Elizabeth: Chuckie E Cheese

Hi! My mom and dad surprised me with a day of Chuckie E. Cheese fun! I never been there and it was my first time. I was overwhelmed by all the kids. There were kids everywhere! I didn’t know what to do. I saw a big costume of Chuckie. I waved to him and he waved back. My daddy bought us lots of tokens. I played a lot of fun games. Some games weren’t fun. I didn’t like this ride and cried to get…

The Adventures of Elizabeth: Terrible Twos

Hi,                     Did you know my birthday is January 21? I’m going to be two years old! You know what that means… Terrible Twos! I’m living a typical toddler life. Chapter 2 of my life story is just around the corner. So far, I’m throwing ALOT of tantrums lately. I never want to nap during nap time. (No surprise there.) I cry when I can’t have my way. I cry when I can’t have more cookies.…

The Adventures of Elizabeth: I’m in Daycare

Hi! It’s the New Year! Something awesome just happened to me. Now that both my daddy and mommy work, I can’t stay home. I loved staying with my mommy all the time. We have a lot of fun together. But now, I got to go to daycare! Yup! I go to school with other kids. My mommy was nervous. My daddy not so much. I didn’t know what was happening. We walked to the building. My parents were talking and I…

Moment of Truth: Learn From The Past, Grow Toward The Future

As I finally turn the page on 2016, I’m amazed at how light and free I feel. Every New Year brings an opportunity to embrace change and total transformation. Whether you choose to welcome it or not is entirely up to you. It can be scary moving forward into uncertainty and leaving familiar behind. But all the life lessons I learned in 2016, I now understand that what God has for me can’t be denied…

Life Lesson: Look Back With Thanks

Now that I’m older, it’s always great to take a moment and reflect back to moments in my life that could’ve been better or worse. My past good and bad experiences have helped shaped me to be the person I am now. My past is a huge denominator that drives me to be better than I was yesterday. I haven’t always embraced every moment of my life with positivity, grace, confidence, and wisdom. There are…

Life Lesson: Trust Your Instincts

When I was younger I always believed when I became a mother I would do all the right things for my baby. I would love him/her, cuddle, play, and make sure he/she is a healthy, strong baby. Like most little girls I had tons of practice with adorable, almost life-like baby dolls. I prided myself on how none of my baby dolls had a missing arm or leg. My  beliefs about motherhood were very black and…