I’m Okay with Not Being First
My husband and I have four sweet children. We adopted our youngest, domestically, 18 months ago. She is the light of our home, we all are enamored with her sweet...
2018: The Year of Dumb Goals
{Photo credit: Haley Powers} Welcome to 2018! It’s a new year, and with it comes new goals and ambitions. While New Year’s resolutions are a bit cliché, I like them because...
Postpartum Hair Loss & Bed Sweats
What in the… You guys. This is no joke. There are so many things. So many things you get told about what to expect for your postpartum recovery. The depression,...
Feel Better, Do Better: A Health and Wellness Pep-Talk for Moms {Part 3}
Real talk, ya’ll. As moms, we all know that after giving birth to our children, certain parts of our bodies are just never the same. Let’s get it out there that...
What I Learned When My Kid Had Surgery
When a suspicious lump started growing on my daughter’s eyelid, we immediately consulted Dr. Google. In our professional expertise, we diagnosed her with “probably just a stye or something” and...
I Survived the Terrible Twos
by Kate Awsumb
[And all I got was this stupid threenager? No seriously – this is not the time to tell me how bad three is. There’ll be time for that later. Plenty...
Strong, Not Skinny
The mantra “strong is the new skinny” has been gaining currency online for some time now. It signals a move away from “thinness” in favor of a more achievable “real”...
An Open Letter to My Mom
Dear Mom, I know that my late teen and early adult years were not the highlight of our mother-daughter relationship. So many pages in my early journals are filled with...
Letting Go of Picture Perfect
In this age of Instagram, Snapchat, Facebook, and a million photo apps with fun filters, many of us are trying to make each picture… perfect. I am always trying to...
As My Baby Turns One
{Photo credit: Shelly Peters} My littlest turned one recently. While I have been happily celebrating her healthy milestones and trying to snap a photo on the same day each month...
10 Questionable Parenting Tips from a First-Time Mom
by Kate Kearns
I’m a first-time mom. Aside from some furry children, I only have one kid of my own. So while I often feel like more of a third-time mom (regularly finding...
Find Your Own Happiness During the Holidays
For almost 10 years, I would spend days leading up to Christmas by cooking. There was researching, planning, calling stores, shopping, and of course cooking. It started by reading an...
Awkward Family Photos: Loving the Imperfect
“Say cheese! Please stop moving for just a second. Now look here. Smile. No, give me a nice smile. That was too quick; I didn’t get it. Let’s try again....
What to Wear for the Holidays
The holiday season is here – and no matter what holiday you and your family celebrate – we all have ONE very important thing in common. Ready for it? You...