Today I woke up to the sudden jolt of a foot on my face. Literally, a small, cold, wiggly little foot, planted directly on...
Recently, The San Francisco 49ers quarterback came out and stated that he would no longer stand for the national anthem during 49ers games. He...
This month of celebrating fathers is bittersweet for me. I am caught between celebrating my husband and missing my father terribly.
As the years pass,...
In the wise words of Vanilla Ice and Cypress Hill—word to the moms. I have had the privilege of knowing many moms and I...
I want to start with a disclaimer: I am the worst millennial. For starters, I use a top sheet (apparently we are killing those...
My husband and I will celebrate our 9th wedding anniversary this year.
Two homes, new cars, a puppy, vacations, career changes... we've been doing a...
Sunday mornings at the Beaven House are chaotic! Not a typical chaos, but one that literally makes you want to get back into bed...
I'm 6 weeks postpartum, have 3 under 3, and chasing and carrying all these little micro versions of my husband and I is EXHAUSTING....
When I was moving to Indy, my best friend told me I was going to meet someone and stay in the States with him,...
When our son was six months old, I agreed with my husband that we would not have more children. We had one wild, strong-willed...
Dating as a single parent is never anyone’s plan A. My teenage daydreams about my wildly romantic adult dating life did not include diapers...
We are facing a new frontier in this era of parenting. As women in the post #Metoo movement, we are trying to raise our...
"What happened?" I found myself asking. My husband and I were newlyweds. The man I had fallen in love with was kind, outgoing, hilarious,...
For years, my husband and I spent money like nobody's business. We swiped without considering consequences. Spent without calculating. Made choices and commitments without...

























