“Through the years, we all will be together, if the fates allow.”  That Christmas song line always makes me tear up because I think...
I know what my son had for lunch today. I kept track of what time he napped, whether he pooped or not, and his daily...
Life is such a funny thing. With two babies under two and a half, I cannot tell you how many times I have heard...
  I was in a return line at a department store, 7 months pregnant, and feeling deeply alone. My husband and I had spatted back...
I love to cook. From the spotting the perfect recipe on my Pinterest feed to wandering the aisles of the grocery store to the...
On Saturday afternoons, if we have no plans, my son and husband usually take a long nap together on my son’s bedroom floor. They...
As moms we have enough to worry about - the food our kids are eating, if they are getting enough sleep, making sure they...
A recent Sunday sermon really stuck with me. It was the first of a series called Margins: Making Room for What Matters and discussed...
The beginning of what is now Keep Indianapolis Beautiful, Inc. (KIB) started over 40 years ago when 1976 Mayor Bill Hudnut created the Indianapolis...
Here we are, the tail-end of the year. Remember back in January when you “sparked joy” with all the Marie Kondo-ing you did in...
“You can do hard things”  is a phrase I repeat daily as I encourage my oldest, a perfectionist,  through his tears of frustration at...
Adoption is complicated, heartbreaking, life-changing, beautiful, tragic, and amazing. Three years after we adopted our youngest, I still feel all of these emotions every...
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Mom Brain, Mom Heart

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I hate those comments about how everything’s different after you have kids. “Kids change everything!” “Nothing will ever be the same!” “Oh, *that random...
Raise your hand if you feel like every time you turn around there's another dirty cup, bowl or dish that has found it's way...

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Indianapolis Fall Family Bucket List

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Ask just about anyone in the Midwest what the best season is here and the question will often be met with an enthusiastic "Fall!"...