If you are anything like me, you read lots of parenting advice—anywhere you can get it—blogs, articles, books. That could be why you find...
I recently posted a thought to Facebook:
This sentiment seemed to strike a chord; responses of solidarity began streaming in immediately from both mothers and...
I recently read an eye-opening, thought-provoking and scathingly honest article by a woman who was unhappy in her marriage. Despite not feeling appreciated, or...
My husband and I met as 17-year-old kids working at a local chain restaurant. Our playful flirtation around the soda machine led to the...
Waiting and Thoughts of the Door to the Left
I have always liked this office, the receptionist is ultra friendly, the magazines are always newer,...
On the fourth Thursday of November, families all over the U.S. will celebrate Thanksgiving. This typically means a big meal featuring a large bird,...
“Every woman who heals herself, helps heal all the women who came before her, and all those who come after her.”--Christiane Northrup
When I embarked...
In January, just a few weeks after the birth of our second daughter, my husband was unexpectedly offered a new job in my small...
To My Toxic Mother-In-Law,
We don’t like each other and it’s exhausting to pretend like we do. I look at you and am amazed that...
Love and pandemic are not two words that naturally go together. One gives you butterflies, the other makes you want to cry, but in...
A Person's a Person, No Matter How Small ~Dr. Seuss
I read yet another parenting article today focused on the importance of love for one's...
Disclaimer: This is not a “spouse bashing post” by any means. This is simply one perspective from a wife/mother who feels like the cell...
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...
Ten years ago, my husband and I were engaged and trying to figure out what kind of wedding we wanted to have. Initially, we...

























