Inspired By Familia

Why is it so hard to make mom friends? Before I became a mom I had no problem making friends. In fact, in my single years and prior to having children I had lots of mom friends but when I became a mom things changed drastically. But I wasn’t going to let these barriers keep me […]

10 fun and frugal mother and daughter dates ideas for you to enjoy as you make memories with your kids! When you look back at your own childhood do you remember the moments or the toys the most?  I love creating memories with my kids but something I have to remind myself of, is great memories […]

Do you kiss your baby on the lips? Do you still kiss your parents on the lips? Do you think it’s gross or just darling? This is how we roll: We don’t, but we do.  When I watched our 5yr old go straight for his kindergartens teachers lips that’s when I realized that maybe we […]

Welcome to our fifth story in our series beYOUtiful Mom! Featured Writer: Alia Hagenbach Some of the first advice I received years ago as a first time mom was “pick your battles.“  Being a first time mom, I was determined to do an amazing  job. I read the parenting books. I got this, I thought. […]

As women we are constantly bombarded with messages from the media, television, church, magazines, the web and peer pressure (yes, even at this age we are dealing with peer pressure).  These messages crowd our hearts and haunt us as they whisper: who we should be, how we should dress, what we should feed our children, how much we […]