Rachel Iler
My Love for The Toggery
One of my favorite parts of living in a big city is the fun of discovering new places, and I think I found my...
Reflections on Nine Years of Marriage
My husband and I celebrated our ninth anniversary this past week. It's not really one people talk about, and ours fell smack dab between...
Friends for a Season
My mom often used the phrase "friends for a season" during my childhood, teenage, and young adult years as friends moved away, groups shifted,...
I Got a Job!
Something big happened this month—I got a job! After staying home full-time for almost seven years, our family is trying something new, and I...
How Becoming a Mom Taught Me to Love Football
Our oldest was born on November 16th. It was a cold, dreary day, which foreshadowed how the next few months would unfold at our...
The School is Fine
We did it--we survived our first school year of kindergarten, and dare I say, we thrived?! I don't mean that I thrived in the...
My Kid Is a Picky Eater, and I’m Still a Good Mom
I knew there would be a laundry list of things keeping me up at night when we became parents. The lack of sleep is...
My “Who am I” Era: Identity in Motherhood
For some reason, I naively believed the thirties were meant for "arriving." My twenties were filled with missteps, the freedom to attend a spontaneous...
Winter Doldrums
If you're anything like me, the winter doldrums really hit hard come February. Gone are the holiday festivities and new year enthusiasm, and in...