Oh Sweet Mary Alice, your smile really does light up a room. You are just like your namesake. You are full of laughter and smiles for everyone. You haven't been sleeping well, but we are working on it. Last night we tried a sleep sack for the first time and it seemed...
Ocelo had the cutest idea for a giveaway! They want to hear your story. They are calling it a #sparklechain. They gave me a box of sparkles and invited me to share one with you! I love being able to give you something! Each sparkle box is different. Mine had beautiful...
The day comes each year, October 15th. It is Pregnancy and Infant Loss Remembrance Day. Olivia, Isaiah, Matthew, Violet, Samuel, Alice, and Susan wait for us in heaven. The further I get from the dates of the miscarriage, the less qualified I feel to speak of these...
This beautiful girl has completely changed the dynamic of our family in the very best way. Riley is now a big brother. Julia now has a sister to share laughs with. Nate and Riley get to be a team. I have the honor of watching Brian with a baby again. He is absolutely...
The past few days, I was in San Diego for HP Print & Pamper. This year, I have had the privilege to work with HP to create unique content using their products. It has been absolutely amazing. Sometimes, I feel a little shy about when this blog brings...
Disclosure: I received a Lansinoh® SignaturePro™ Double Electric Breast Pump to review. It is my honor to share news with you from a company that I support! With Julia, I had to return to work after six weeks. With Nate, I had to return to work after twelve weeks. I...
I participated in an Ambassador Activation on behalf of Influence Central for WaterWipes. I received product samples to facilitate my review as well as a promotional item to thank me for my participation. During the school year, I attend a MOPS (Mothers of...
Brian called me from upstairs while he was putting Riley to bed. It always makes me laugh when he does this - as if we have this high tech walkie talkie thing going on. He told me to run outside, that the moon was happening. Julia, Nate, Mary Alice, and I ran...
Thank you so much to those of you who accepted the challenge last week to get out there and do some good! I loved all of your emails about what you are doing! How exciting to be spreading more joy around. Now for the tough stuff: I've received some very thoughtful...
It's fall y'all! The season change allowed me to refresh this room and create a place for prayer. Last year, one of our youth group assignments was to ask our small group if there was a special place in their home where they prayed. I will never forget what one of the...
Brian, my husband, has always loved to teach. Before he decided his career would be in computers, he was on track to be a teacher. He loves sharing what he knows about technology and programming. He and Nate had the opportunity to build a gamer kit together from the...
“But you too, help one another: help one another always. In this way, by helping one another, we will do some good.” — Pope Francis From Catholic Charities: Pope Francis challenges everyone – Catholic or not – to make the world a better place. We’ve seen it in his...
Dear Mary Alice, You are so amazing. I do wish you'd go back to being a rock-star sleeper, but that's OK. We'll make it through just fine. You have changed this family. We are laughing more, spending more time just laying in bed cooing over you, and smiling more....
https://instagram.com/p/7giKBsrYTM/?taken-by=songskatesang https://instagram.com/p/7hDJpwrYU9/?taken-by=songskatesang https://instagram.com/p/7glfsCrYYL/?taken-by=songskatesang I'm getting closer to having all ten on ten! I missed getting a picture of Nate again. I...
A good name is to be more desired than great wealth, Favor is better than silver and gold. - Proverbs 22:1 I can remember clearly picking out each of our little one's names. It was a privilege that I hadn't prepared for. As Brian and I talked about names, I recall...
Disclosure: I participated in an Ambassador Activation on behalf of Influence Central for WaterWipes. I received product samples to facilitate my review as well as a promotional item to thank me for my participation. OK Moms, this one is for you. Having newborns...
The first time I filed for a passport was just last year. I had never been out of the continental United States that I can remember. Apparently my mom took me back and forth to Mexico when we lived in McAllen, Texas when I was a baby, but that is another story. It's...
In the history books now... #myjuliatirion #mynathanielkenan #myrileykenton #backtoschool A photo posted by Kate Eschbach (@songskatesang) on Aug 19, 2015 at 1:21pm PDT I'm pretty sure that someone read Riley the preschool manual last week. On Wednesday, I found a...
Disclosure: I received a complimentary set of GoGo squeeZ to facilitate my review. It is my honor to share news with you from a company that I enjoy and support! We are in full back to school mode! We made it through our first week and so far it has gone very well....