My daughter has depression and recently tried to kill herself. We hospitalized her for her safety, and I'll write about that later - I know it's an important story to tell, but I'm still pretty raw from it.
I'm writing...
My life in social media really began in 2016 when my husband and I were in the throes of infertility and I was trying to connect with other families in a similar situation. From there, my account morphed and...
I don't have a relationship with my mother, but I am a very proud mother to two boys of my own. Before they came along, I often enjoyed playing "mother" to others who crossed my path - whether it...
Imagine the upheaval of being torn from everything familiar – home, family, and routine – thrust into a world of uncertainty and fear. This is the harsh reality for thousands of children across our state.
Thornwell is a Christian ministry...
I'm sure it's cliche at this point but it's true: being a mom, we wear many hats. Not only are we moms, but we are referees, chefs, chauffeurs, motivational speakers, nurses, and teachers.
No matter how old our children are,...
It is what it is.
I've always hated that phrase.
In the last couple of years, I’ve spent a lot of time in therapy and learned the value and beauty of that sentence, which I’ve hated for so long: it is...
Before I became a parent, I was what one might call a joiner, to borrow a term I first heard on Dirty Dancing.
Commitment came easily to me. I didn't hesitate to volunteer at church, or to stay late at work,...
I am a full-time working mom of a toddler. And that's just the beginning of things to describe me. I am a stepmom to two teenage girls, wife of a busy and active rugby player/working dad, middle child, assistant...
You may have heard of Attachment Parenting. It made a big splash a few years ago, notably on a Time magazine cover "Are You Mom Enough?" with a mom breastfeeding her three-year-old pictured.
I'll admit, I'm became an attachment parent...
I had a baby almost four months ago. He’s our second child. I'm now a mom of two. And, of course, I thought "my husband and I have done this before and no little four pound baby will rule...
The start of daylight saving time may be one of my favorite times of year. There is so much excitement in the spring, with the promise of longer days, warmer weather and the eventual slow down into sweet summertime,...
Sometimes it’s hard to be sandwiched in between two siblings who both require a lot of time and attention in completely different ways.
The oldest needing to be out the door at the crack of dawn in order to get...
As we find ourselves entering another new year, I’ve been thinking a lot about how we will navigate things as a family.
My girls got some building blocks for Christmas and needless to say, we’ve been building a lot of...
For the holidays, my husband and I decided to embark on a 23-hour (plus stops) drive with our kids to visit family. While it was an extensive road trip and we didn’t know what to expect out of the...
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