Saving Sunday Nights
Sundays can be hard. I think I’ve always had an unattainable ideal of what it should be… full of afternoon naps and a whole lot of doing nothing. I do,...
Body Positivity For Our Daughters
Every time I meet a mom with high school aged children, and hear her talking about her kids’ SAT scores, college visits, prom, getting a car, and dating, I think...
20 for 2020: Not Your Average Resolutions
I don’t know about you, but New Year’s resolutions kind of stress me out. Each year January rolls around, and I feel obligated to set goals for the new year....
What I Didn’t Expect When I Was Expecting
by Joy Ballard
It’s a baby! The news of a little one soon to join a family most often comes with a flurry of excitement and preparations to be made. It’s a good...
Our Share Of Scars
My phone stayed in the car when I went in to pick up one of my two kids from daycare. In the meantime, a message popped up. I checked it...
On A Winning Streak
by Kate Awsumb
Little snow cyclones whipped across the road ahead of me as I blink, blink, blinked the tiny icicles from my eyelashes. I could feel brow-sicles forming above my eyes. I...
Christmas Traditions: Making Magic Happen
Over the past few weeks, I’ve seen nearly a jillion social media posts featuring mom friends and their families practicing holiday traditions. In the mix were time lapse tree trimmings,...
Making Theatre Accessible
At Stages Theatre Company, we know the many benefits of theatre and its ability to break down barriers, and grow empathy. The Open Door Program allows Stages to expand the...
Winter Worries: Top Health Myths Busted
As the cool weather settles in, I thought it would be a good time to bust some more of those health myths that I hear so often from parents. You...
What to Wear, Oh What to Wear?… Your Holiday Style Guide
On your front door hangs a beautifully rustic green and red wreath. Your Christmas cards are in the mailbox, garland is wrapped around the stair banister, your Grandma’s favorite nativity...
Our Year Without Buying Toys
This past year has been one of those major milestone years for our family: 2019 has been a one. Our family had a new baby in June, my oldest started...
The Santa Decision
by Amy Workman
There isn’t a single aspect of raising children that we get to take for granted. Even the most mundane, daily parenting decisions that have been made over and over by...
Sometimes I’m Sad
Over the years, there have been seasons when I’ve fallen hard. I’ve struggled with a dark little echo that says, “This is just who you are.” I’ve been paralyzed by...
An Introvert’s Holiday Survival Guide
I slumped into the rocking chair, settled my four month old into nursing, and then began to cry. I was so exhausted, in all the ways a new mom is...