by Melissa Cheatham | May 21, 2019 | Children, The Blog
Oh, the last day of school. I have really fun memories of being a kid and rushing out to summer with all of my papers, end of year awards, and used-up school supplies. It was a feeling of freedom. Now as a mom, I love watching my children’s end of the year...
by Melissa Cheatham | May 7, 2019 | All The Things, Children, Home Sweet Home
Moms, do you ever wonder what your children will remember when they are grown and look back at their childhood? I do. My hope is they somehow only remember the good. I want them to remember my encouraging words, snuggles on the couch, reading books, going on...
by Melissa Cheatham | Apr 25, 2019 | Children, The Blog
Yep. That happened. My kiddo said his first “real” cuss word. I think every parent is caught off guard by that, maybe like when your first kiddo loses his first tooth? If you missed the story, you can check it out here. The “first cuss word” was actually a great...
by Melissa Cheatham | Apr 23, 2019 | Children, Popular, The Blog
“Don’t tell Dad! Please, please don’t tell dad!” That is what I heard last week after my 8-year-old son said his first curse word (at least the first that I heard), and he felt a deserved consequence was coming. He sprinted downstairs and pleaded “You...
by Melissa Cheatham | Mar 20, 2019 | All The Things, Children, The Blog
Today is the first day of March Madness! For us, this might as well be a calendar established holiday, because we have created traditions behind it that make it unique and my family looks forward to it every year. March Madness for those of you who are not...
by Melissa Cheatham | Mar 3, 2019 | All The Things, Children, Faith Matters, The Blog
Are you ready for the talk? So all you mommas out there with elementary school-age children immediately went to “the birds and the bees” when I asked that question! Oh, man… I’m not ready to write anything about that yet! But those conversations with kids which have...