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 other than a travel mug....
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 while I will still in...
The Puke Shirt
by Amber Harder
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 dues. My 3-year-old son seemed...
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, and dance party, Bernice and...
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 homes. They’re only little once....
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” I’d hear. I had to...
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 the coughing end right away....
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 over them and while I...
Learning to Celebrate
by Laura Senske
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 in motion. Performance can drive...
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 birth. It seems as true...
When Maternity Leave Ends
by Kate Awsumb
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 end of maternity leave? Let’s...
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 for the second time and...
Traveling Internationally with Kids
by Amber Harder
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 was 11 months old. We...
Keeping It Real (and Sane) During Family Photos
Photo Credit: Chelsie Lopez Photography With the holidays having come and gone, and more special occasions around the corner, many of us are in the thick of family photo...