In college, I learned about flashbulb memories. In short, a flashbulb memory is a vivid memory usually attached to a highly emotional event. One...
I have a career in healthcare, and about six years into my career; I started to feel the burnout. I worked from the office...
With a bold smirk, my preteen daughter, Reya, enters the room and gets close to my face. "I know the answer to this, "she...
Little Blake smiles and hands me his backpack as he steps off the bus. Then, he marches up the driveway as fast as his...
The other night, I was sitting on the couch, and both kids were curled up on either side of me. They'd had whatever bug...
My seven-year-old daughter sat on the shaggy rug in her room, marker in hand, considering carefully which of her store-bought princess valentine cards each...
Food connects people and generations. Having people around a table of food creates an opportunity to deepen relationships, while creating meals together creates the...
I put my daughter in the car and climbed into the driver's seat of my car. My husband was standing there, and he said...
As mothers and wives, we often think things we would never say out loud. Be it about our children, our partners, our in-laws, etc....
My child is good inside; I say to myself as I catch him screaming "holy s$%t" while going down the indoor water slide. *smiles...
My four-year-old learned to ride her bike recently. At first, it was just her and me during the day. She woke up ready to...
The other night I was lying in bed when a classic being-a-mom-induced insomnia came on with the symptom of one million thoughts a minute....
I get quite a few different reactions when I first tell people I participated in Greek life in college. I don't, by any means,...
My heart cracked a little during bedtime snuggles when my second grader told me he didn’t have any friends. My heart raced, my stomach...