Living With Purpose
I had a really HEAVY discussion all weekend long on Facebook – about some current events that I’m not ready to discuss yet on the blog. It left me physically and emotionally exhausted. I thought about not blogging at all this week, but I don’t want to do that either. So let’s just take a […]
Emotions. They can be weak, strong, good, bad. We go through highs and lows, gladness and madness. And sometimes, in a really bizarre scenario, all of them at the same time. I feel that way often. Happy, mad, glad, sad, all melded together. I feel that way when I glance up and see the picture […]
This post is dedicated in loving memory to my husband’s childhood best friend, Shannon, who was killed in the North Tower on 9/11/01 This was the day! She would be making her big pitch to her boss and if all went well, life would get so much better for her little family. Her maternity leave […]
Y’all. Probably the funniest story I have of my sweet boy happened when he was about five years old. He was just old enough that I was allowing him to run back and forth between our neighbor’s house on his own to play with the neighbor, who was also five. But, here’s the problem. As […]
We are posting daily photos on Instagram to bring awareness to Ovarian Cancer. Join us! #30daysofTeal day 3 and GO #Gamecocks A photo posted by Alexa Bigwarfe Lose the Cape! (@katbiggie) on Sep 3, 2015 at 5:51am PDT #30daysofTeal day 4! A photo posted by Alexa Bigwarfe Lose the Cape! (@katbiggie) on Sep […]
#30DaysofTeal This month is Ovarian Cancer Awareness month. We are supporting awareness and raising money through #30DaysofTeal. Join us on Facebook and Instagram. What is #30DaysofTeal? For the entire month of September, we challenge you to wear something Teal every single day. It might be nail wraps or nail polish, earrings, a necklace, clothing, hair […]
We finally took the whole family, including the dog, on a full weekend camping trip. It was great. Well, mostly great! I thought I was prepared and had done a lot of research into what TO do when camping with small children, but we learned quickly there are several things NOT to do when camping […]
She howled out as I tugged, perhaps a little too viciously, on the tiny little lice catching comb. She wriggled and tried to escape me, but I held on tight. Through gritted teeth I muttered some kind of threat on her well being if she did not sit there and take it like a four-year-old. […]
I saw a funny quote the other day. One of my friend’s posted on Facebook, “I’m sorry Nike, today I just can’t do it.” I laughed, I commiserated, and thought, yep, we all have days like that. I have been thinking a lot about attitude lately. I am guilty of spending a good bit of time on […]
Moms, wouldn’t you agree that one of your top priorities in life as a mother is the safety and well being of your child? So many of us spend hours fearing scenarios that are, truthfully pretty unlikely, but still terrify us. However, bad things DO happen. While we all wish we could live happily […]
I have been thinking about this word “normal” a lot lately. It started when I read a viral post on Scary Mommy called something like “This is What Normal Is.” The post was all about how it’s “normal” to have a messy house when you stay at home or work from home and have […]
When Christy Cook was born, 50 years ago, her esophagus was not connected properly to her stomach. She had to have 22 surgeries to get everything right! She was 4 years old when she was finally able to eat food like other kids her age! The condition she suffered from is called Esophageal Atresia (EA/TEF), […]
Ever since I went gluten free due to our family’s gluten sensitivities, I have been on a quest to find a pizza crust that made the cut. Way back in March I went to the Gluten Free & Allergen Expo in Charlotte, NC. I met a lot of cool people and traded some products in […]
World Breastfeeding Week In August 2013, I wrote a post about breastfeeding for the site Mommifried. I’m sharing it here today in honor of World Breastfeeding Week. The Truth About Breastfeeding, originally posted on Mommifried. As we launch into World Breastfeeding Week, expect the Internet and social media sites to be filled with images of mothers […]
