April is Stress Awareness Month and if you’re like me, there are times in my life that I’m on the hot mess express and...
We’re on the countdown to the 2016 presidential election, and so far, I’ve pretty much managed to keep myself out of the online political...
What I wish most people would insert in their research regarding the stages of grief is the ugliness to the path of letting go....
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...
One morning, I walked by the mirror a few months ago, saw my reflection, and didn’t recognize the person looking back at me. It...
So, as I sit here and type this, currently in Trimester #4. During this time, as many of you know, it is filled with...
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,...
Congratulations! You’re engaged. You’re sporting a shiny new ring and texting your friends and family like crazy with your news. You quickly post to...
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....
I’m up at 4:22 am making banana bread. Not because I want to, but because I can’t shut my mind off long enough to...
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...
I am going to warn you now that this is not a “feel-good”, happy Mom post. This is about a very difficult side of...
In January, just a few weeks after the birth of our second daughter, my husband was unexpectedly offered a new job in my small...
“It looks just like a museum!” I exclaimed to Jeff, his face shining back at me with the same expression of amused delight. Every...
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Volunteer With Kids- GiGi’s Playhouse
I am passionate about giving back to the community and ensuring my kids understand how important that concept is. I have young children, though,...
