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...
Instilling gratitude is a sometimes daunting parental responsibility. Don't get me wrong, there are so many blessings for which to give thanks, but modeling...
There are 86,400 seconds every day. As a parent, you cannot be present for each of them. One app, though, challenges you to record...
January is here, and with it, the impulse to draft goals and resolutions that will transform us more into the person we want to...
I am not a person who enjoys winter. In fact, like many people, I experience symptoms of seasonal depression. As the season approaches, I...
I am the official scheduler of my family. Admittedly, I’m quite good at it. I can see my and my spouse’s respective work calendars...
My most recent panic attack was caused by nothing. Well, not nothing, but something minor. My almost one-year-old bumped his head on the doorframe,...
I love the New Year. The chance to reinvent yourself, to set new goals, and the motivation that comes with that, has always been...
Many of us reflect on goals and opportunities in the new year. Lose a little weight, read a few more books, find the perfect...
My husband lost his job. Before that, many changes were happening within his company, and we knew the layoff was a possibility. Possibility quickly...

























