It’s the most wonderful time of the year— elf season! Our family elf, Silly, just completed his first long flight from the North Pole...
The moment I reached out for help navigating my grief is permanently etched in my memory. My mom had died a month prior, and...
I think about having a third baby every day. I’m equal parts excited and apprehensive about how a third baby would fit into our...
My mom often used the phrase "friends for a season" during my childhood, teenage, and young adult years as friends moved away, groups shifted,...
What next? The aftermath of the 2024 election, I find myself asking this question a lot. I know very well that my instinct will...
I am the black sheep of my family.
The daughter of two ultra-conservative parents, I am everything they are not. I am pro-choice, pro-gun reform,...
About six months ago, my best friend from college texted me out of the blue: “Are you interested in seeing Taylor Swift?” My first...
I've decided that motherhood is one giant compromise. From the moment I wake up in the morning to the moment I close my eyes...
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...
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...
This past Fall Break, my kids got a week off of school. We stayed home while some of their friends were going on fun...
Something big happened this month—I got a job! After staying home full-time for almost seven years, our family is trying something new, and I...
Age is a fact of life, but the journey is more dramatic for women. Our whole lives, we've been warned about the horrors of...
Full disclosure: I am writing this before the November 5th election, so it will not contain any up-to-date election information. I do not know...