Kasey Cadwell
An Open Letter to Caitlin Clark
Dear Caitlin Clark,
My heart will be forever grateful to you when I think back on the summer of 2024. This is the year you (and the rest of your amazing team) showed my son...
Understanding My Heart: My Journey With Wolff-Parkinson-White
When my brand-new doctor told me approximately 15 minutes after meeting him that he thought I had a congenital heart defect, Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome, I broke down in tears.
“Did I scare you?” he asked, young...
One “Diet” to Try After Baby: Feed Yourself With Feel-Good Movies
My oldest son was born in early February 2020. A blissful seven or so weeks before the world shut down due to the Covid-19 pandemic. It surprised almost everyone how quickly it shut down...
35 and Content
I turn 35 in a few days.
I couldn’t wait to be 30. 30 was real life. 30 was a real adult. No one could question that you were a real adult at 30.
30 is...
My Sons’ are Learning from My Reactions
He's watching my reaction. I realized about half a second into the conversation with the manager at the grocery store bakery as she apologized that his birthday cake was not how we ordered it.
It...
The Excitement of Women’s Basketball
It is 2024, and women's sports - especially basketball - are in the media in exciting ways.
Locally, fans of the WNBA were excited to welcome Aliyah Boston as the first overall pick of the...
Keeping up With You: The Upside of Social Media
My husband fell off our roof in late October, falling straight on our driveway. Lots of stitches, a concussion, a hurt elbow, and a fractured ankle, and here I sit in the waiting room...
Preschool Teacher Turned Preschool Parent
From my very first school year as a preschool teacher in 2012, I watched my colleagues enjoy the excitement of their own kids coming to school in our building – starting out as cute...
I’m Done Naming Babies
After welcoming our second son last summer, I am done having babies. For many women, this decision comes with a lot of emotional weight. But I have known for many years that two was...