Divorce is awful. It’s not something people plan for or wish to endure. It’s a circumstance that involves broken dreams, heartache, and severed relationships....
Most mornings when I wake up, I’ve gotten a full night’s sleep (or a wiggly five-year-old with his feet in my face). Most mornings...
Food is a connector for me. Coming from a large family, get-together's almost always equal food, and I can't say that I'm mad about...
The winter months here in the Midwest can be really tough. Unlike the summer months when you can dash out the door in a tank...
Alright, mommas, I am going to get super real here and be blatantly honest about my marriage with a traveling husband. We all acknowledge...
Allow me to propose a love gift to your person in this month of love.
Inspired by the movie Marriage Story, which is largely about...
Dear Husband,
I miss you.
You come home from work and the kids run to you. “Daddy, daddy” they yell and screech and jump into...
As a person who genuinely enjoys staying busy and has difficulty saying no, I’m used to walking through life with a never-ending to-do list....
I’ve been compelled to write something like this for a while. I feel like it is something that is often unspoken but needs to be...
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...
Let the...
Recently I was reading an article a mom wrote about her family rules. Some of the rules were pretty standard: clean up after yourself, finish your...
I want a divorce but I am afraid to get one. I am very unclear about being "in love," like what that truly means....
"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...

























