“I know not everyday is beautiful, but when we focus on the sunshine in our nest, gratefulness happens.” – Elizabeth, @sunshineinmynest Elizabeth is a mom of two adorable little boys, ages 5 and 2, and her honest, cheerful outlook on life is evident in her home. “Real life is pretty messy,” she explains. “But I […]

Last fall, Jessica Spradlin and her husband Ronnie found out they were pregnant. They had been hoping for a baby, and when the pregnancy test read “positive,” they were thrilled. At their 12 week appointment, they found out they were having a little boy. They decided to name him Kailor Dean. “Kailor means “little warrior,” […]

My first two boys were born eighteen months apart. In my circle of friends, I was “that mom” with two under two. And while I was extremely overwhelmed in more ways than one, I was also secretly confident that I had it figured out. I mean, born so close together, how different could they really […]

I currently live 700 miles from my family, but I have never felt more at home anywhere else. It didn’t start out that way, though. Because of my husband’s job, we had the choice of only two cities in which to live. We started out in Chicago, but once we became pregnant with our second […]

image credit: Annaka Davidson Have you ever had a playdate go like this: children begin to play and immediately doctors kits are dumped out on the couch, toy bins turned over, play food strewn about the living room floor? The once-tidy home quickly losing it’s put-together feel? Do you sometimes find yourself wishing your kids […]

Katherine, her husband and two daughters weren’t looking for a house, but when they stumbled across this one, they couldn’t resist. It’s a 7-bedroom, 1905 Victorian and Katherine said one of her first goals was to make the house feel a little more welcoming. “I just felt like it was so serious, so many things […]

image credit: Libby Mink Everybody loves a good poop story. I’m not talking about the story that sends little boys into fits of laughter on the floor. I’m referring to the type of story from which one emerges as a survivor; a story that epitomizes the resiliency of the human spirit, and that serves as […]

1.2 million children are trafficked for sex each year. That’s 3,040 children every single day— one child every 26 seconds. These children, most of whom are between the ages of 3 and 16, are often kept in locked rooms and forced to serve 10-15 adults per night. The vast majority are girls, and many of […]

Mother’s Day is just around the corner—the day we remember our moms, shower them with flowers, cards, gifts and hugs—and show them some well-deserved love. But on this day each year, there are many moms who are forgotten. These are the birth moms who have placed their children for adoption, but who are mothers nonetheless. […]

Courtney, her husband and two kids live on a farm in Minnesota, in a home that was originally her husband’s grandparents. She took over the EM Instagram account on April 24th for a fun farmhouse home tour. As they’ve renovated, building a second story and turning the house into a home that works for their […]