The National Alliance on Mental Illness has declared the week of Oct. 4 – 10 to be Metal Health Awareness Week. In the United...
Hear me out. Before you eye roll, before you stop reading, before you presume you’re not that mom, I reassure you all the holiday...
I'm not a big resolution person, but there is one habit I highly suggest adopting. Reading. The benefits of reading are varied and far-reaching....
I just heard my two-year-old say her name for the first time. Not because she didn't know her name until now and not because...
Life with a toddler-- aka Toddlerdom-- is no joke. Tonight I got all the recycling and trash out to the street, looked around, and...
Just one year ago, we wondered when we would "get back to normal." We cried -- missing milestones, canceling events; we mourned -- the...
Trying to navigate the murky waters of social media can be tricky – luckily, I’m here to help! I’ve been on some form of...
Be still, my heart.
Be still.
Stillness is uncomfortable. 2020 has been an exercise in stillness and the realization that it can be easier to keep...
For most of my life, I have typically been a pretty quick decision-maker. I know what I like, and more importantly what I don’t,...
Dear Mama, Who Recently Had a Positive Pregnancy Test,
Congratulations! You'll be having a winter baby! I know that we're all celebrating spring, which...
There’s been this thing floating around Facebook recently – something like, ‘Lies Our Parents Used to Tell Us’. And man, seeing this totally hit...
Sweet little girl,
I watch you every day, navigating your universe with a fierce passion. Infectious giggles, face-melting tantrums, little bouncing blonde curls decorating your...
Would you consider being a Wish Granter?
Meet Kayden. He is my son and a Make-A-Wish child for intractable epilepsy.
No, he is not dying. (Read...
“Mommy, please put your phone up.”
I froze. I had heard that statement many times from my husband. My husband has absolutely no social media....

























