In my journey of parenting, I have found that I have learned more than I have taught. I have two boys aged seventeen and nineteen, and a daughter who is twenty-one years old. It has been a joy and...
As strange as this may sound, not all of us moms look forward to Mother's Day. We belong to that awful club of people who have lost our moms, and Mother's Day is hands-down one of the most difficult...
Valentine's (or any other occasion) doesn't have to break the bank. There's plenty to do around the Midlands to make your time together special on any budget (even a non-existent one).
Here are 7 (it’s a lucky number, just sayin’)...
I, like so many of us lately, have had a rough go of it. There’s been a lot going on in my family and I’ve been pretty tightly wrapped up in that. Also, there is still a global pandemic...
February is upon us and thoughts of Valentine's Day are filling the air! Okay, it may feel more like Valentine's is filling up every aisle in the store, but nonetheless, it's quickly approaching and now's the time to plan...
I feel like loose change. Middle-aged loose change. It’s not great. It’s a really weird time in my life right now. I’m kind of in a holding pattern and I need to stay here for a minute, and it’s...
My daughter loves Valentine's Day. She loves choosing the perfect cards to hand out to her classmates. She loves watching the special Valentine's Day episodes of her favorite shows. She loves baking Valentine's Day cookies with me and decorating...
Mothers everywhere may read the title and immediately gasp internally - or externally even.
How could any mom fall out of love with their firstborn?
Well, you see, before I gave birth to my daughter, Mackenzie, I had my first "babies" -...
Facebook is tough these days.
It only takes a quick scroll to get my fears heightened to a level that has literally caused my blood pressure to rise over the last year. Three minutes on Twitter the other day and...
Dad, my memory has drastically faded as I have aged, but the things you taught me, and the love I have for you have not.
From the day I was born, you have been there to wipe my tears when...
This week is National Infertility Awareness Week - an issue affecting one out of eight couples. Despite the large number of people who fall into this category, it still remains one of the few "taboo" topics in our culture...
According to a Census.gov report, 50% of adults are unmarried and 35% are women. Marriage stats have drop significantly over the past 60 years after one of the biggest movements in history, "The Women's Rights Movement." Since the years...
Tenderness and care. Two things that I’ve had so much of the last year and am trying to achieve more of in this year.
Like so many people with the beginning of a new year, I think about what I...
May 18, 2007 is a day I will never forget. It's the day my grandmother passed away.
My grandmother, Carmella, was an integral part of my life. I was as close to her as I am to my mother. From...
In + Around Columbia
Hot Wheels Monster Trucks Live Glow Party Ticket Giveaway & Discount...
Enter to win a family 4-pack of tickets to see Hot Wheels Monster Trucks Live Glow Party at the Colonial Life Arena!
We’re celebrating Mother's...
