Memorial Day, What We Are Celebrating Welcome back to another episode of Must Have Monday! Today is a special Monday in the sense that it is a holiday. Today is Memorial Day. And I thought it would be appropriate to dedicate this MHM to Memorial Day. Now, I am not sure if many of you even know what …
Right now you are reading the first ever Must Have Monday! This is a new series that I am going to be sharing with you bringing you all the things that will make your life easier and better. Why Monday you ask? No one really likes Monday. Well, that’s exactly right! It is meant to bring your Mondays some …
Social distancing got you down? What about your kiddos? Wondering when this coronavirus outbreak is going to end? This is a crazy time and I keep thinking that this is all a dream but I do not seem to be waking up from it Any. Time. Soon. So obviously, if you have not heard by now most of our …
Empty nest syndrome? Is that a real thing? Yes, I know it sounds crazy and it sounds like something I just made up however, I did not. It is not a disease but more of a feeling that we have as adults when our kiddos leave the nest. That empty feeling we have inside when we look around our …
When our kids first leave our nests, it can be really emotional. We have spent so much time of our own lives raising and taking care of these kids. All of the things that we did for our kids suddenly comes to an abrupt halt. But it doesn’t have to be all bad. There are many perks to having …
Valentine’s Day Gift Ideas for College Students
So, here we are at the beginning of a new semester. Time to return our babies to their college dorms and start over again as an empty nester. It is not our first time in this drop off lane, however, something is different this time. Pulling up to his dorm and getting those feels all …
Well, here we are at the end of another year. It is that time when we think about all the things that we did or did not accomplish and look to next year to make our dreams come true. This post is not going to be exactly helpful to anyone it is merely putting out …
So, it’s that wonderful time of year and for most of us “empty nesters” we received our Christmas gifts early, in the form of our precious babies coming home from college. Thank you Jesus! I am the luckiest mama in the world right now! I get to spend the next four weeks with my overgrown, …
I know many of us are or have experienced our first child or our only child leaving home and going off to college. This has left us mamas and papas feeling empty, lonely, sad, and depressed. These are feelings that I am learning, with time and some coping strategies we can regain our lives and feel important …
