Callaway Gardens’ Summer Family Adventure: The Week We Ran Away and Joined the Circus
We spent last week at Callaway Gardens for the first week of their 52nd annual Summer Family Adventure (SFA), a week-long camp for kids and grown-ups alike. It’s no exaggeration that this might be the best vacation we’ve ever had. If you want a vacation...
Things I Learned Trying to Win a Recipe Contest
As it turns out, participating in the virtual BBQ recipe contest this week was about more than winning, it was about lessons learned, both for me and my family. Honesty Counts Like it or not, my kids learn from me every day. Usually I’m persistent and creative...For Those Days When Parenting is Hard
I’ll never forget the day my mother told me that she worried about me because “you’re only as happy as your least happy child.” I could have lived a lifetime without learning that phrase. As any mom knows, children aren’t always happy,...
Remember the Days
Imagine my surprise when I couldn’t post a Camera Phone Friday this week because there were no new Instagram photos! Am I tired of the app? No. Unfortunately, I’ve just been too busy to stop and savor the moments. And so today I used both my phone and my...



