Tag: motherhood

  When our son was six months old, I agreed with my husband that we would not have more children. We had one wild, strong-willed...

With a bold smirk, my preteen daughter, Reya, enters the room and gets close to my face. "I know the answer to this, "she...

Gloomy, gray, ghastly cold. We all know what Indiana winters bring with them, a whole lot of indoor playtime. If your household is like...

Little Blake smiles and hands me his backpack as he steps off the bus. Then, he marches up the driveway as fast as his...

It all started with bread. (There's no such thing as a bad story that started with bread, right?) So I joined the sourdough bandwagon...

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...

I absolutely love the onset of fall, and even as winter rolls in, I can appreciate the fun of snow and the joy around...

"So, is it everything you hoped it would be, finding the one?" She asks. Her eyes brimming with anticipation. One of my best friends,...

Most of life is in the gray. If you’re confused, please read on. For the last few years, I’ve been continually exhausted by the...

Recently I was broken up with by a female friend of ten years via a balloon-themed card in the mail. That’s right: I was...

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...

I was shopping for my kids recently and came to a heartbreaking realization…both of my kids have graduated to the "other side of the...

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....

Bye-bye, Binky. It feels like just yesterday I was perusing the aisles of Target, that first baby bump in full bloom. I held each and...