On Fall Leaves, Baby Hairs, and Relief
{Photo credit: Valeriia Miller of Pexels.com} I cried the first time I saw a fall leaf. It was the beginning of September, only two months into calling Minnesota home. Our...
Adventures in Mammography – Breast Cancer Awareness Month
I scheduled my first mammogram for two days after my 40th birthday. I figured the sooner I got it on the calendar the less I would have to worry about...
Actively Pausing in Motherhood
For the first time since college, my life is governed by the academic calendar. My daily schedule and annual trips are now dictated by the school. This is my new...
10 Things I Hope My Child Knows About Beauty
“You. Are. Beautiful.” We say it over and over to our children from the day they are born, but what do we mean? The meaning seems to change over a...
Certified Nurse Midwives: A New Approach to Women’s Health
When you first find out you are pregnant, you’ll probably be drawn to the never-ending cycle of Googling about all-things baby, pregnancy, motherhood and birth related. (And let’s be honest,...
Large Family Secrets
by Joy Ballard
Large families are fascinating. We watch them on TV, we read their blogs, we might even gossip about them a little, and we all wonder: how do they do it?...
A House Divided: How Football Brings Our Family Together
In high school, the football games were my favorite part of our small-town school community. Everyone seemed to gather there, around the track, pep band playing, cheerleaders yelling and all...
My Truth as a Single Parent
I imagined parenting to be difficult and exhausting yet rewarding. I imagined sharing my children’s milestones as well as parenting milestones with my partner. I pictured us watching our baby...
Definitely Wear Elbow Pads
Recently, I found myself flying down a hill on a skateboard at Boom Island Park, only slightly on this side of being under control. And for those of you who...
Click + Create + Document!
I didn’t have a phone until I was a senior in college. When I finally got one, it was the kind that slid apart to reveal a tiny keyboard, and...
What Will I Do?
by Amy Workman
What will I do when I don’t know everything about you? What will I do when I don’t know how many freckles you have and in which order you got...