Danielle Guess
“Chattanooga is something you can have any way you want it…” I am so blessed to share this city with my husband and three children: Dallas (9), Lillie-Mae (4), and Mindy (3). We enjoy the mountains and the valleys that make up the geography of our city as well as the metaphor they stand for in our lives. Always an adventure in parenting, homeschooling, and loving on others, we look forward to each new day that we are given. Follow along with the antics of the #guesstribe on Instagram @ellieguess and here as we share our city/country love with you.
Treasure Chest “Un-Reward” System for Kids
I might not be a Mom that bribes her kids often, but I do love to surprise my three kiddos every once in a while! Never have I ever been more thankful for our...
Outskirts of Town: Ringgold, Georgia Family Road Trip
If Chattanooga isn’t Southern enough for you, travel just a little further down I-75 to Ringgold, GA.
History
My town was founded in 1846 and has changed landscape from cattle farms and hay fields to well-established...
Reading Isn’t Cancelled
Books are an escape from reality! Do you feel that way when you dive into a new era, setting, and are surrounded by characters that just get you? I’m shocked, (not judgmental, promise!) when...
How To Be a Friend
I’ll admit, I did an Instagram poll to see what topic Moms wanted to cover; the two options were: finding your tribe or how to be a friend.
A close pole, but “Finding Your Tribe”...
How to Laundry
Laundry…love or loathe, it has to be done!
An unofficial poll shows that it’s mostly moms (whether working full-time or part-time or mom-in-charge-at-home) doing the laundry. I’ve been through many cycles (pun intended; there are...
What Parenting Multiple Kids is Really Like
Parenting three kids is holding one crying kid because they miss their friend, while the other kid just slammed a door when you had to say “No” to an imaginary promise you may have...
Breaking Up With Santa Claus
Unpopular opinion: I don’t really like Santa.
Well, at least not the celebration of Santa during December. I told my Mom that we wouldn’t be “doing Santa” this year. Much like everything, I am leading...
Baby Sprinkle Shower
From one Momma to another, isn’t it the greatest to be seen and loved on when you’re in a season of change? Going from one kid to two then three kids have by far...
What I Learned About Myself in the First Decade of Parenting
Becoming a mother at 19 could have been something that either broke me or shaped me. Even without any wisdom and barely any knowledge as a first time mom, I knew that this could be...
Fostering a Love for Reading
Being a teen mom, I wanted to do everything correctly from pregnancy on. Oh, how those plans for perfection fell short a dozen times over. My first born might have been the subject of...