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September...
Let’s face it; 2020 has not entirely been our friend. It has been one of those junior high stab-you-in-the-back and pass-notes-about-you-in-homeroom type “friends.” No...
I can feel summer slipping through my fingers like the ice cream melting down my son's hand next to me. We're sitting on the...
Lately, our four-year-old has been excelling at her four-year-old-ness and testing all boundaries. She's a powerhouse, so on days when I'm well resting and...
I am no doctor.
But I am a mama and I have experienced childhood surgery first hand. I can't tell you how to parent, and...
I was a part of an online discussion lately about the term MOMpreneur. Someone asked about the word, and the responses were really mixed....
When I make a parenting mistake, I own it, and I apologize to my children. Notice how I didn’t say “if I make a...
I had a clever topic all primed for my next article, but ditched it about five minutes ago. If I don’t vent this right...
In 2016 we packed up our belongings, sold our house, and moved across the country to Arizona for a job opportunity for my husband....
My sister-in-law is about to have her first baby. She is about to become a mother. And somehow, even though I am only eight...
It took me three tries to find a therapist that I clicked with. They weren't just listening to me and regurgitating what I told...
The end of the year holiday season is probably one of my most favorite times of the year. It's when I do my best...
Do you plan to vote in the election? I certainly do. And I'll tell every mom that I can—you need to vote because it's...
7:01AM- I hear you before I see you. Tiny hands reaching for mine. The early morning whispers. "It's time, Mommy. It's 7:01. Let's go!"...

























