I was planning to move to the guest room. It was a week after our son’s birthday, but this decision had been brewing for...
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,...
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...
I am overly overwhelmed with life right now. I feel like I’m in the middle of the most crowded pool you could imagine, struggling...
Steve and I have been married for 14 years. From the onset of our relationship, we knew that we were very different. He preferred...
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...
Two years ago next month, I watched my husband walk into a date, comfortably holding hands and laughing with his married co-worker.
There was...
2019: A New Year. A new beginning, a fresh start. As we toasted to the new year--or sat on the couch with chocolate, popcorn,...
On October 6th, 2017, I turned 36 years old. Shockingly, this isn’t at all daunting, but instead extremely eye opening. Obviously, a lot can...
In response to Lauren’s inspiring 27 Things You Don’t Have to Do post back in January, here are 27 things you must do as a...
At the end of April, my divorce was finalized. It was almost one year in the making, from the day of our split.
We just...
What I wish most people would insert in their research regarding the stages of grief is the ugliness to the path of letting go....
My daughter is heading off to college this month. This is, of course, affecting me in both an emotional and practical way. She and...
When I was younger, around nine-years-old, my town had a tornado warning in the middle of the night. My older sister and I shared...

























