Jen Wade | Yellow Cottage Living

Uniquely Wired – Book Review

*This post contains affiliate links. As some of you know, my oldest child displays somewhat mild social and emotional behaviors that place him on the Autism Spectrum. To a casual observer, you may not think there is anything abnormal about him, which is what makes Autism such a tricky phenomenon. To be honest, we have never had a conversation with him to explain his differences and what makes him slightly unique from his peers. He is aware of his issues, but we’ve never sat down and ...

Real Life

Curing Cupid

*This post contains affiliate links. Most of us love a good love story. As little girls, we dream of being swept of our feet by our own Prince Charming. We are conditioned by the Rom Com genre of movies to think that we meet the one; get swept up in a whirlwind romance; endure some tragedy or misunderstanding; reconcile and live happily ever after, right? I mean isn’t that what happens in every Hallmark movie? Especially around this time of year, we have this skewed view that some man ...

Friday Faves

Friday Faves – Books Edition

*This post contains affiliate links. Are you ready for the weekend? This weekend we have rain, rain and more rain in the forecast. I have a couple of projects at the house I’m planning to work on and JB has an all day birthday party on Saturday. Other than that, I think we’ll be staying put for the most part. There are plenty of K-cups on hand and a new delicious creamer in the fridge. A rainy weekend provides a great opportunity for a bottomless cup of coffee in one hand and ...

Military Life, Real Life

How I Became Married to the Military

During one of his deployments, a General was speaking to a group of soldiers MAJ W was with and made the comment that members of the Armed Services need to “share our story.” I’ve thought about this phrase often as we’ve moved around and encountered people who have very little knowledge of what the day in/day out life of a military family looks like. Did you know in 2015, only 4% of the population of the United States were Active Duty Military? I give this statistic ...