My husband and I differ in opinion on many issues from our taste in music to our stance on politics.  However, one subject we always agree on is finances, including teaching our children the importance of money management at a young age.  Because my parents encouraged me to save money and facilitated the opening of…

I don’t come from a family that hands out compliments frequently.  In fact, my entire small hometown in Pennsylvania is filled with the kind of people who will rebuild your house should it burn to the ground, but will not congratulate you should something wonderful happen to you.  Now, of course I’m generalizing.  In fact,…

I am thankful for my friends… for my family… for my warm and spacious home… for the beauty that surrounds me… and for all of you, who have helped to make this blessed life possible.  Happy Thanksgiving to you and your family.

I understand that I’m skipping a holiday, but I just can’t help myself! Wordless Wednesday Want more Wordless Wednesday?  Check out:  The Bonafide Life, Better in Bulk, Shanamama, From Dates to Diapers, Not Your Momblog, The Divine Miss Mommy, Colorado Moms, Rajean Blomquist, Brain Foggles, Lil Kid Things, The Centsible Life, Rachel Ferruci, and Zensible Mama. Don’t forget to link your own photos below!

I have dragged my readers along as I complained about my husband giving me lingerie for my birthday, raged about finding my voice, laughed about avoiding a deer attack, struggled to lose weight, and shared way too much about my insides.  In the three years that I’ve been blogging, I’ve also taken you with me on my…

Last week my good friend and founder of Mamavation, Leah Segedie, wrote a post called “Being Called Fat Doesn’t Help Me Lose Weight Anytime Fitness” in response to a PR pitch for a book by a fitness author, a pitch that included the phrase “money is allergic to fat people.”  Leah had a lot of…

“To love another person is to see the face of God.”    – Les Miserables I’ll admit that starting out today’s Living Font post with a quote from a musical instead of scripture is a little strange.  And yet after today’s sermon, these are the words that were ringing in my head.  I remember being…

When I became a mother nearly eight years ago, I very much looked forward to staying home with my baby girl, spending our days together exploring the world around us.  What I couldn’t anticipate, however, was how hard it would be to have my husband an hour and a half away at work every day…

My husband is a saint.  He is supportive and amazing and brilliant, a wonderful friend and a fabulous father to our children.  And he looks great in a suit.  But sometimes I’m not sure that he hears me.  This morning we were getting ready to go somewhere, and we absolutely had to be there on…

Several months ago my kids saw an advertisement for the Disney Fairies animated special “Pixie Hollow Games,” and since that time they’ve been asking about the upcoming event on a more and more frequent basis.  Like many things, I’ve had to tell them to just be patient and wait.  “Coming Soon” means coming soon, and…

I have always received comfort from being outside, breathing fresh air, taking in the smell of the air after a storm, the crunch of leaves under my feet.  I love the feeling in the fall that new and amazing things are about to happen and the excitement of the approaching holidays.  I’ve been walking by…

My husband and my son do not often always get along.  I like to joke that had my husband and I met when we were five, I likely would have driven him crazy, potentially pulled his hair or hit him, and definitely told him he was my boyfriend whether he liked it or not.  Our…

This month I’ve been finding ways to give of my time, talents, and money every day from supporting friends to teaching Sunday School at my church.  With the holidays right around the corner, now is the perfect time to give the gently used toys your children no longer want or play with to children in…

You know that feeling when you’ve accomplished something so huge that you can finally relax?  Yeah, that’s how I ended up thirty pounds overweight. I told myself for years that I could drink a second soda or eat a little treat because I had worked hard and accomplished X, Y, and Z.  And this week…

Earlier this week I got an email from the children’s pastor at our church letting us know that both of the kindergarten class teachers were going to be away for the weekend so she needed a couple of parents to step up and take their place.  I quickly got my husband on board, and he…

It’s time for another Twitter Party with Leah from @Bookieboo and Mamavation! November is National Diabetes Awareness month. Yes, the same month we stuff our bellies with turkey, mashed potatoes and stuffing. I think it’s fitting to remind us BEFORE the holidays get started how important it is to be aware of Type 2 Diabetes…

As most of you know, I don’t only write for my own site, Resourceful Mommy, but for a variety of sites and brands around the web.  Recently I learned with some disappointment that my writing was no longer a fit for one of the sites.  The nerd girl in me struggled with this.  I’m one of…

I’ve been walking nearly every morning or evening for months, and as some of you may remember from the Bambi incident, there are many, many deer living in the woods behind my house.  When they started appearing on the path where I walk around twilight every night, I moved my walks to the morning.  Apparently…

Mom, dad, coworkers, anyone who knows my husband: It’s time to click away. The site will still be here tomorrow, and you’ll be happy you waited to visit.  K, thanks.. Once upon a time there was a girl who had a very serious boyfriend – in fact, they planned on getting married – and this…

If you’ve been reading Resourceful Mommy for a while, you’re probably familiar with the 30-Day Giving Challenge from last year’s month of posts. If you’re new, let me introduce you to one of my all-time favorite yearly events. Background The 30 Day Giving Challenge was started by my friend Alyssa from Kingdom First Mom in…

Last weekend I looked out to see this strange sight – snow falling on the bright fall leaves. We ended up with less than an inch, all of it melting quickly, but it was fun to see the contrast between the snow and the fall colors of the changed leaves. Wordless Wednesday Want more Wordless…