Emily Roark
Emily is a wife and stay-at-home mama of two elementary schoolers and a preschooler. When she's not filling milk cups, helping with homework or sweeping crumbs off of the floor, Emily works from home as an editor and is also a contributor at The Mom Hour. When she can find alone time, she enjoys working out, baking and writing.
Why Words Matter: My Negative Experience with a PE Teacher
I moved to Indiana when I was in sixth grade. I moved to a school where 6th grade was the highest grade, and the...
Mourning When You’re a Mother: Life Must Go On
Bad things don't stop happening when we become moms. There are sicknesses, deaths in the family, accidents, and national tragedies. These things will always...
7 Things We Don’t Tell Moms About Having a Larger Family
When I left the hospital with my second and third babies, no one handed me a guidebook for getting through life with multiple children...
It’s Not My Season
Before I had kids, I imagined myself as a mom who wakes up before her kids. I would wake up at 5:30 am, work...
The Ups and Downs of Room Sharing
My husband and I have three kids in a three-bedroom house. If you do the math, you know that two of the kids must...
If Not For the Pandemic, Would We’ve Continued Growing Our Family?
"Four kids." Ten years ago, when my husband and I sat side by side in premarital counseling and the counselor asked each of us...
5 Television Shows for Little Kids that You’ll Also Enjoy Watching
In an age of limited screen time, I'll be the first to admit that my family and I love watching TV. My kids don't...
We Were Not Meant to Consume So Much News
Everywhere we turn, there is news. It’s on our phones, it’s on TV, it’s on our Google Homes and Alexas, it’s on the radio...
I Wasn’t Ready, But I Had to Let Her Go
In the days leading up to the first day of kindergarten, I agonized over everything. “Will she get motion sick on the bus?” “Will...
Getting Back to “Normal”: I Don’t Know How to Do This
Just one year ago, we wondered when we would "get back to normal." We cried -- missing milestones, canceling events; we mourned -- the...
Why Traveling With Little Kids Is Worth It
I think most parents would agree that traveling with children is exhausting and patience-testing, and more of a trip than a vacation. On a recent family road trip, I told my husband that I must have travel amnesia. I get the urge to take a trip with my family a few times a year, and I forget how difficult it is until we're back in the car, doing it again. So... why do we keep doing it?
My Pandemic Baby, You’ve Lived Your Life in a Bubble
You've lived your life in a bubble. All twelve months, plus the two months that you were still in utero.
You've yet to know the...
5 Boy Mom Myths, Debunked
My oldest daughter was 18 months old when I found out that I was pregnant with a little boy. While everyone we told seemed...
I’ve Lost My Spark for Stay-at-Home Mom Life
I've been a stay-at-home, work-from-home mom since the beginning of my motherhood journey. Growing up, I thought I'd like to be one, and when...