If I had known that night would be the last night I would see her, would I have done anything differently? I am so glad that Jennifer and I had a quiet moment during the wedding reception to catch...
I don't remember where I first heard about the South Carolina Heart Gallery. I think it was in a magazine. I do remember almost instantly going online to check it out.
For me and my husband, becoming foster parents was...
I have an 8-year-old who I've never met. I never fed or held this child. I never had a chance to bandage boo-boos, read stories, or give a kiss goodnight. I missed preschool and the first day of kindergarten. I...
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New to South Carolina, Athena In-Home Tutoring of Columbia, is part of...
When we adopted our second child, we quickly realized that her adoption was not like our first. Our son came home at 9 months and after a short adjustment, fell right into a predictable and happy routine. Our daughter,...
Cloth diapers are a great way to help the environment, keep chemicals like bleach away from your kids' skin, and save money. Although cloth diapers do involve an investment of money in the beginning and an investment of time...
Nurses have been front and center this week after Miss Colorado's monologue about being a nurse and The View hosts' denigrating comments about it. It has caused me to give a lot of thought to the nurses I have...
“I love your blue shirt, Mama,” she beamed as I walked in to the room.
"This old thing?" I thought to myself as I quickly glanced down at the pilling cotton. What’s to love about this old thing?
“Thank you, sweet...
The idea of filling my closet with a carefully selected group of clothes that I can mix and match has always appealed to me. Maybe it's because I hate clothes shopping, maybe it's due to the fact that I...
I never thought that I would become a bonus mom. When my husband and I met I had a rambunctious 8-year-old little boy, my own apartment, a really awesome job at a local emergency care office, an Associate degree, my...
As you probably know, Grandparents Day was this past Sunday. As the recognitions and shout-outs filled my Facebook newsfeed, I couldn't help but reflect on my own relationships with my grandparents (and my parents and in-laws who are now...
In Hebrew, Rosh Hashanah means, literally, “head of the year” or “first of the year ”although the holiday is typically spent very differently than January 1. There is, however, some similarity between the Jewish New Year and the American...
My grandmother was my superhero. I don't have many childhood memories without her in them, and the ones she is not a part of, I wish she was there. Just as my grandmother meant so much to me growing...
It's Grandparents Day ... yet another one of those holidays I didn't know existed growing up, but if it had it would have been hard to celebrate.
You see, I had three sets of grandparents growing up (thanks to the...
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