I’m seeing people start to wax poetically (pun intended) about it being candy corn season. I DO NOT GET IT. I am not a fan. It just tastes like I’m eating a candle. No flavor. Bland texture. It’s not fruity or chocolately . . . it doesn’t taste like anything. Blech. No thank you. via pleated-jeans.com What about you? Are you pro candy corn? . . .

This post was sponsored by Invisalign® clear aligners. My nephew and mom are receiving complimentary Invisalign treatment as they share their Invisalign journey. It's been a couple months now since I've started documenting my nephew’s journey with Invisalign clear aligners. For those of you who are not familiar with Invisalign Teen®, it’s a series of nearly invisible, removable aligners that are used to gradually (and discreetly) straighten teeth. My nephew is a theater student who really . . .

September was a full month. It started with my trip to Ethiopia with Help One Now, which was a great success. Our team really clicked and I felt great about the organization and their local leadership. But best of all, we met our goal! 300 new sponsors for kids at risk of becoming poverty orphans. We checked our donation page just as we were flying home to learn that we’d met our goal and it was such a good feeling. Thank you to everyone who chose to support a family. You are changing lives. . . .

I feel like a lot of my writing about parenting lately has an"it gets better" theme. But I have to say, I am enjoying my kids more and more each passing day during this season of life. Don't get me wrong - I've always enjoyed being a mom. But when the kids were little, those peaceful, happy moments together were also interspersed with diaper changes and tantrums and cleaning food off the floor. I wrote last week about how life has gotten so much easier, and yesterday I had an experience that put . . .