Unlike our children, whose spirits and personalities are gifted to us via very little say of our own, we have a great deal of control over...
Alton Sterling has died. Alton Sterling was shot by a police man, while on the ground. Alton Sterling was Black. I am a multiracial mom...
I first lost my virginity when I was a teenager. I knew all about birth control and safe sex, I wasn't afraid to talk...
I come from a fairly large family. With more cousins than I can count on my fingers and toes, family and connectivity is something...
Confidence and self-esteem and a little vanity are traits admired in men. Not often will you hear, "WOW. He's really stuck on himself!" when...
So, I have a funny story. I almost forgot my birthday this past month! One of my friends messaged me one day to see...
"How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives." —Annie Dillard The baby had gone down with relative ease; I'd just...

Cupid, Go Away

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Dear Cupid and his Valentine's Day,  You and I? We aren't friends. I really don't like you and you only come around once a year...
We're often told that we have to give up so much when we become mothers. On one hand, I agree, on the other.. NOPE....
What I wish most people would insert in their research regarding the stages of grief is the ugliness to the path of letting go....
Every year on the third Sunday of September wives get a day.  ONE DAY.  This year, Sunday, September 19th is Wife Appreciation Day.  Sure, there’s...

Why I Make the Gravy

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I don't like Halloween. Every year though, I sew until my fingers bleed and I plan coordinating family costumes. I don't like gravy. I...
Oh, marriage is a funny thing. Sometimes it’s full of romantic dinners, other times it’s being knee deep in dirty diapers. Marriage is full...

Happy First Birthday, Baby.

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My sweetest, As I lay here snuggling blankets that smell like you, clinging to the idea that you'll only be a baby a few weeks...

In + Around Indy

Indianapolis Moms Guide to September Family Events

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Fall is here, well almost, but the month of September has arrived. Here is our round up of September family events happening this month...