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...
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...
I was having a conversation with some friends the other week and we got on the topic of our personal self-care routines. We all...
World Kindness Day is Wednesday, November 13th. Since my son was born, I have tried to make kindness the norm in our household. Not so...
Many moons ago, before I became the wiper of snotty noses and stinky butts, I was a wide-eyed college student majoring in English Literature....
November is Epilepsy Awareness Month. Last year, I had the privilege of joining the Indianapolis Moms Blog as a contributor. The call-out for new...
The dreaded day arrived again. That day when you wake up to the perfect, crisp, fall morning, and while you are dreaming about your...
Did you know you can get pregnant like 2.3 seconds after a miscarriage while you’re still sad and overwhelmed and grieving? Yeah.... well, apparently...

















