When school starts, you are so busy you subconsciously become a survivor of the fall semester! No one deserves to JUST survive. We, moms, are juggling working our own job, house duties, school schedules, practices, games, celebrations, and the almighty unexpected! So what do I do to keep my sanity?

When I’m out doing events the most common thing I hear is, “ I don’t have a green thumb…I kill everything.”  Even though God didn’t make everyone equal or have the same abilities, I am a firm believer that some type of plant can survive in your home!  There is no reason to create stress when caring for plants in your home or even outside of your home.  Plants are made to create happiness, reduce stress, clean our air, and be therapeutic. 

So I asked Aaron, “So…what is hard about being married?” And in no time, he said being married to you(and gives me his usual witty smirk).” In return I give him my typical dry sarcastic laugh because he is such a peach 100% of the time (If you know Aaron and I, you know sarcasm is our love language :-) ).

Step 1: Once the flower stem has started to wilt, take a sharp knife and cut off the stem leaving all the green leaves. Keep watering it on a regular basis until it is time to fill your outside pots with annuals. Amaryllis need to continue to grow to replenish the nutrition it used to grow the flower and the leaves will help with this all summer!

These beautiful bulbs create a dramatic punch in any decor! But you still may be asking….how do I take care of these? Are they hard? Am I going to kill it? Well, I have all the answers! First on for most! These are easy to grow, maintain, and happy in any home!

There are just a few more days till the big night of Halloween. Which we all know what that means… Lots of Jack-o-lanterns, costumes, candy, cool temperatures, bonfires, and plenty more traditions!

Sometimes life gives you lemons and your only choice is to make lemonade. But sometimes it takes a lot of sugar to make that lemonade taste worth drinking. That is how our family felt after my mother-in-law passed away a few years ago. You see my husband, Aaron, had a wonderful Mom.