Kalie Vidales
Kalie is a lover of Jesus, her husband, their two children, and all things floral. She a military wife, coffee guzzler, and holds the self-proclaimed title of ""Fastest Diaper Changer on the Planet." Between wiping noses and drying toddler tears She loves to write about her faith, family, and grief of losing her mother way too early in her blog, Singing in the Reign. She has an M.A. In Linguistics from the University of North Texas, which has aided her very little in convincing her kids they have to wear pants every day.
The Army brought Kalie and her family to San Antonio last year and they are enjoying plugging into their church and eating way too many hot tortillas from HEB.
Favorite Restaurant: Chuy's
Favorite Landmark: AT&T Center: Go Spurs Go!
Favorite San Antonio Tradition: San Antonio Rodeo
Three Ways to Support Your Military Friends Who are Moving
I love San Antonio because it feels just like home. Everywhere you look there's a homey sort of feeling that makes you want to sit down and stay awhile. To be honest, I cannot...
Five Reasons Having a Five-Year-Old is Like Having a Newborn
Five. Man, it's wild. It has me all sorts of frazzled. The more I've thought about it the more I've realized that having a five-year-old son makes me feel almost exactly like I did...
Just Say “No” | A Beginner’s Guide to Setting Boundaries
I'm a big believer in boundaries. I think they are staples of a healthy and balanced life. I believe that having boundaries with your friends, your job, your coworkers, your neighbors and even your...
Things You Shouldn’t Say to Someone Who is Grieving
Grief. I know it well. We are old friends, Grief and I. We first got acquainted in 2015: the year we lost my sweet cousin Taylor and my sister-in-law Rita within a month of...
Questions to Ask Your Preschooler to Get Them Talking about Their Day
I have a preschooler. I have a preschooler who loves to talk. I have a preschooler who loves to talk about everything but school.
Honestly, I had no idea that the ambiguous answers to the standard, "How...
I Stopped Apologizing for My Kids…And I Think You Should Too
I was a really overwhelmed mom for most of the beginning of my kids' lives. A little background: my mom died before my son turned one and I had my daughter before the first...
4 Reasons We Choose to Do the 4-Gift Rule at Christmas
The 4 Gift Rule. Maybe you've heard of it. It's where for Christmas (or Birthdays!) you decide to gift your children only 4 gifts. Those gifts are:
Something They Want
Something They Need
Something...
Home is Where the Military Sends Us: Making Holidays Feel Like Home When You’re...
Navigating the holidays while living a military life can be tricky. There's usually more questions than answers. Do you travel home? Do you save the money and stay put? Will holidays feel less magical...
One for the Motherless Moms
You never belong to someone quite like you belong to your mother. Not in an ownership sense of the word, but like a puzzle piece. My children. They are mine. They are a part...
How to Support a Friend who Contracts COVID-19
In late June my family contracted COVID-19. It was far and away one of the least favorite experiences of our lives. My husband I were, unfortunately, super sick. Our small children (4 & 2),...
My Husband and I Both Got COVID-19, Here’s How We Cared for Our Small...
So we had COVID-19. And it was rough. I would say that my husband and I did not have mild symptoms, but we were also never hospitalized. I think we land somewhere in that...
A San Antonio Love Letter
Guys. It's happening. Things are opening back up. I feel the tension dissipating on trips to H-E-B. We went to the park today and my kids had never been happier–I hadn't realized how much...
5 Things to Do to Find Purpose in Motherhood When Every Day Looks the...
Motherhood. It's exhausting. It's overwhelming. It is the best thing to ever happen to you, but it can also be a thief if you let it. Motherhood gives you perfect tiny humans who grow...