Tag: parenting

One day last summer, my then-eight-year-old climbed grumpily into my car after camp. Following some initial huffing and puffing, she proceeded to demand that...

It’s Thursday morning at 4:00 a.m. You know your alarm is two hours away from going off, and another day of solo parenting while...

This is the second post in a four-part series centered on listening to lived experiences with racism. In part one of this series, we listened...

Happy International Women's Month, which is one of my favorite months of the year. Any opportunity to celebrate women awakens something in my spirit....

Two years ago next month, I watched my husband walk into a date, comfortably holding hands and laughing with his married co-worker. There was...

I grew up in rural northeastern Indiana. My house was right outside of town, so close that when my twin sister and I missed...

Take a look at our Christmas card photo this year, and you might think, “Yep, they’ve cracked the code.” Eleven glowingly healthy faces in...

A year ago, I broached the topic of another baby with my husband. To be clear, we have three healthy kids, our lives feel...

It’s the beginning of another New Year. I am not a big fan of New Year's Resolutions. However, there’s one commitment that I believe...

Have you ever opened a fresh planner and thought about all the things that you’ll do differently this year? Me too. There’s something about...

We live in a society that is seemingly anti-women supporting women, making it very hard to build a community for moms. The general atmosphere...

I am so proud of my husband for choosing to be a police officer. He is my own knight in shining armor and his...

If navigating parenthood came with a manual, then navigating life as a single mom comes with a leaflet; one that’s missing pages, smudged with...

This is the first post in a four-part series centered on listening to lived experiences with racism. We are living in a heavy, divided moment—one...