This is the story of how a fence strengthened my marriage and saved our family. Yes, a fence. This past spring, when the weather started getting nicer, my two and four-year...
{Photo Credit: Sarah Hudson Photography} The words were highlighted by a red border. I clicked on the article and fell down a rabbit hole, witness to the sick and twisted...
Does this sound like you? You’re sitting on the floor, drinking coffee and playing with your kid, and your phone dings. It’s your best friend, who you haven’t spoken to in...
I was angry, more angry than I should have been. It had been a very long, frustrating winter day trapped inside with a teething toddler and a true-to-the-name threenager. There...
A few days after my son was born, I noticed that his tongue was looking rather white. I figured that it was just some leftover milk…but it didn’t seem to go away. As...
I love all kinds of moms. I love all kinds of people, really. Perhaps it’s a Midwest naiveté, or maybe it’s a skill, that I can identify the goodness in...
The day you become a mother, it’s like you’re automatically inducted into the “mom club.” Life as you know it ends, as you are immersed into the wonderful world of sleepless nights, chubby...
My son recently had his tonsils and adenoids removed. While this a routine surgery, his young age -under three- made me anxious. You hear a lot more about preschool aged...
