The Douglas County Moms
Douglas County women are blogging about their lives as moms, wives, sisters, friends and women. Meet them. And follow their stories. Brittany Arnold Age: 26 Family: Husband, Chris; daughter, Audrey, 2; and a baby due in June. Occupation: Stay-at-home …
Read More »Brittany Arnold: Stay healthy and safe this summer
Summer brings sunshine and fun, but for parents and children it also can mean injuries, bug bites, allergies, rashes and dehydration. In an effort to hopefully save you from the aisles of sunscreen choices, lines at urgent care and the countless numb …
Read More »Jemelene Wilson: Feeding our souls with time away from home
By the time this is published, I'll have returned from a weekend of time with friends. Every once in a while, the opportunity comes to feed my soul with time away from home. My husband supports this without the need for reciprocation, which adds to t …
Read More »Jayne Gautreau: Take time to notice
Everyone is so busy these days, running here and there, doing life; they are busy being busy. Have you noticed that if you slow down in the midst of being busy, you may actually notice some pretty small but significant things? There are so many thing …
Read More »Marla Smart: Word to the wise
It’s amazing to think how much time and energy goes into raising a family. I had a rough few years after my oldest was born. Trying to figure out how best to handle each new step of her life was a challenge to me. I judged myself based on what I thou …
Read More »Jill Fay: Making time ... for quality time
"Mom, why don't you spend much time with me anymore?" asked my 10-year-old son. This question was posed at the end of our day when I had worked all day filling cake orders, making meals, driving to and from school and kiddo activities, helping with …
Read More »Brittany Arnold: To keep the placenta ... or not?
Pregnant moms have a million questions to answer: which doctor; which hospital; what birth plan; birthing tub; epidural; etc… Adding to the pile of decisions to make, mommas now have the choice to bring home their cuddly and warm placentas. I can jus …
Read More »Jemelene Wilson: Too much doing, not enough being
One evening, while sitting on the couch, I leaned over and squeezed my beloved's hand. As he glanced my way, I told him, "I like the in betweens." He smiled back. "The in betweens?" he asked. "Yes, the times when we aren't doing anything but being wi …
Read More »Jayne Gautreau: Forget the stretch marks, play in the water with your kids
As the days are getting warmer and summer is just around the corner, I am seeing more commercials on TV in regards to diet plans and getting your body swimsuit ready. Beautiful women prancing around in bikinis with healthy suntanned bodies and no sig …
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