The Truth About Turning 40
by Kristin P.
I’ve been working up to this day my whole life. Like a lighthouse flashing in the distance, I always knew it was coming. What started as a faint pinprick of...
Great-Grandma’s Last Gift
by Maureen Zhao
I grew up spending my summers at my grandparents’ lake home in Wisconsin. A couple dozen grandchildren cramped into bedrooms, piled in bunk beds and sleeping bags, snuggled together with fingertips...
Confessions of a “Bad Mom”
{Photo credit: Sarah Elizabeth Photography} After spending a month straight with both of my wonderful, young children, my MBFF (mom best friend forever) and I decided we needed a child-free...
When the Going Gets Tough, the Tough Get Charts
by Emily
Anyone out there have a spirited child? The one who questions authority, will “NEVER” do _____, who argues with any and all ideas, even if it’s to go get ice cream because...
Sponsored Post: Five Ways to Talk to Children About Political Campaigns
{Disclaimer: We have partnered with The Goddard School to bring you some advice on talking to your children about the upcoming elections. Political campaigns can dominate the media at times, and occasionally the...
6 Ways CostCo Has Helped Raise My Kids
by Kim
Ask me how my love affair with Costco began and I’ll tell you about the best wedding gift we received. A friend of ours was working at CostCo at the...
Band of Mothers
by Kim
I LOVE my mom friends! I have a handful of close friends who are also moms and honestly, I don’t think I could survive parenting without them. They are my...
Learning About Hearing Loss
It’s important to me that my kids are happy and enjoy the world and their lives around them. What seemed like just a “twin” thing turned into something so much more....
Finding ME Again (in all of THIS)
I brushed shoulders with her and we didn’t recognize each other. She’s in a hurry, rushing to some meeting. On her phone, in her stilettos with her nice clean clothes and...
Are Your Kids Good Neighbors?
by Tammie
When my kids were younger, they were fascinated with our neighbors. A dear couple of working professionals enthusiastically listened to my daughter’s chatter over the fence on a daily basis. An...
I Don’t Drive a Minivan
by Amber Harder
From the time our first child joined our family, my husband has been advocating for us to replace our mid-sized SUV with a minivan. Neither of us are strangers to the...
Mamas, You Need to Try Online Grocery Shopping
by Monica Hoss
Online shopping is nothing new. But have you tried online grocery shopping? Mamas, this is a game changer. I recently ordered groceries online from our local grocery store. We had...
Fall Makes Me Happy to Be A Mom
We emerge from winter desperate for sunshine and warm weather because we know the depth and duration of winter. We celebrate each and every day of summer, treasuring it and...
The World My Kids Live In
My husband texted me a few nights ago about a conversation he had with our oldest son. It made my heart drop. Our son told him that he wanted to be...
