Marriage and Kids: Making It Work
{Photo Credit: Lyly Photography} After entering parenthood, many couples end up focusing so much on their kiddos that they forget about their relationship. Kids affect your
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Seven Benefits of Returning to Work
I love being home with my kids. Taking the mornings slow and not needing to rush out the door. Drinking my coffee out of something
Life with Two Kids: What I Wish I Would Have Known
It was early on the day of my daughter’s two-week checkup, and we had an 8 a.m. appointment. I made the appointment in the hospital
The Puke Shirt
I parented too many years without knowing the agony of caring for a child with an ear infection. Now it was time to pay my
The Biggest Little House In The Forest!
Bernice the Butterfly’s home is just perfect…even when a menagerie of other creatures moves in one by one! Complete with a pillow fight, bubble bath,
Forget Later
We’ve all heard it. Too many times, probably. Maybe as soon as we pushed those babies out of our bodies or welcomed them into our
Kitchen Kisses
“I kissed you when I walked in the door,” he’d say. “What? No, you didn’t.” “Yup, I did. You don’t even notice half the time”
How Long Will My Kid’s Cough Last?
Your child’s cough is painful for you both. As a mom, I want to do everything I can to ease my child’s suffering and make
Buy the Jeans That Fit You Now
Five months postpartum with my second kid and I finally bought a pair of jeans that fit. They arrived in packaging that said, “Yay!” all
Learning to Celebrate
Are you good at celebrating? It may sound strange, but celebration doesn’t come naturally for me. I’m the kind of person that likes to stay
What’s All The Buzz About Group Prenatal Care?
Ancient cliché wisdom has always known: “It takes a village to raise a child.” But we’re fast learning that this truth doesn’t just begin at
When Maternity Leave Ends
As silly at it sounds, reaching the end of a favorite TV series makes me feel deflated, empty, an embarrassingly deep sense of loss. The
Choosing Presence
“If you had a full bank account and a clear calendar, what would you do?” I’m reading Present Over Perfect by Shauna Niequist right now
Traveling Internationally with Kids
Recently we had the privilege of traveling to Ethiopia as a family. Our oldest daughter was born in Ethiopia and joined our family when she