Unless you’re homeschooling your teen right now or live on a remote island, chances are you’ve been dealing with the stuff of nightmares we never …
6 Truths For Moms To Remember, When Army-Crawling Through The Teen Years
There’s Just Nothing Like A Sister
Though I normally prefer sharing about universal thoughts and emotions tied to most women’s life experience, I just had to make an exception with this …
“Mom, We Want A Puppy” And Other Words That’ll Rock Your World
It happens to most of us before crossing the finish line of motherhood. And it usually occurs at the most inconvenient of times. Like right …
Girl, Get Your Nails Done (And Happy “Mother’s Day”)
Such is the message my best friend sends every single Mother’s Day, as we both brace for the disaster that always, without fail, occurs during …
Dear Youth Sports. You. Are. Killing Me.
Once upon a time in a suburban Connecticut town, there was a mom. A wide-eyed, naïve, hopeful mom of a football-playing 13-year-old waiting in a …
Oh Crap. I think My Love Language Changed.
I have been a physical touch addict for about twenty years now. Yes indeed, since diagnosed by Gary Chapman (The 5 Love Languages) in 2007, …
5 Reasons Women Should Never Feel Guilty About Free Dates and No Speeding Tickets
In honor of International Women’s Day and Women’s History Month, I thought I’d offer a shout out and cohesive summary of observances in relation to…well, …
5 Ways Sharing Our Struggles (with the right people) Brings Freedom
I am a verbal processor. If something is going really well in my life, or off the rails completely (a common occurrence), every last friend, …
10 Things I Wish I Knew As A Younger Mom
I’ve been practicing of messy art of motherhood for a long time now. Like, decades. And just as God’s humor would have it, right when …
6 New Years Goals for Every Mom, In 2023
I love New Years. In a lifestyle that feels much like an eternal treadmill -wake up, tend to the kids, get to work, cook dinner, …