Tag: motherhood

Our summer of 2026 was not exactly the summer we intended to have. At the end of June, I received the dreaded call from daycare...

I used to be the mom with a plan. Type A Mom. Social gatherings booked months out. A calendar I could glance at and just...

“How was school?”“Fine.”“What did you do?”“Nothing.” Impressive, really. My children can spend an entire day in a building full of people and emerge with absolutely...

I have been thinking about this trip for months. Our 10-year wedding anniversary is coming up, and somewhere between picking a destination, looking at...

On my 6th birthday, my mom and I went to the public library in my small town for my first library card.  It was...

When the world feels heavy, and it seems like the weight of it all is on my shoulders, I look back at my pictures. I...

As a mom and an educator, I often mix up my hats, both at home and at school. The line between teacher and mother...

Summer break is finally over, and it is so exciting to see the back-to-school pictures of kids I may have never met but still...

We talk a lot about the mental load of motherhood. The appointments. The grocery lists. The birthday parties. Remembering that it's water day at daycare...

A year ago, we had our third baby. He has bleach-blonde hair, a surprise to all of us, since our kids have dark hair....

A Note Before You Read: This is an honest account of childbirth, child loss, birth trauma, postpartum PTSD, and recovery. It includes graphic medical...

Every summer, parents start hearing the same warning. "Don't let your child experience the summer slide." The phrase refers to the academic regression that...

The definition of homeschool is “to teach (one's children) at home instead of sending them to school." This is how I’ve always defined homeschooling,...

We have entered our expensive era at Beaven home. Everything is much more expensive, and so are their wants and needs. This is to...