Learning to Dance in the Rain
Hanging near the entryway of my house is a wooden sign with this saying written on it: I received this gift in my early 20s. At the time, I imagined...
Getting Down with My Kids
by Amber Harder
I should track my steps each day. It has to be close to 100,000. I’d say 30,000 steps come from getting everyone three meals and three snacks a day. About...
Days of the Angry Red Chest Bump
It was a day. Nothing special, nothing overly traumatic. Just another day in a long series of similar days, the mundaneness in and of itself more notable than anything. An...
Why Being Pregnant in the Summer is Surprisingly Awesome
by Kate Awsumb
When I tell people I’m due in late August, I see the shock and pity in their eyes. Seriously, you’d think I’d just told them I was having a baby...
Leaving the Nest
by Kate Kearns
We stroll into the store. I reach down for your hand, but you swat it away and confidently head toward shoes and accessories. We tidy up the bedroom, and I...
Lift, Love, Mom, Repeat.
I was convinced I didn’t want kids. Motherhood was something that I never thought was for me. I told myself it was because I was afraid of what pregnancy would...
Staying Home is Boring
Nothing puts me on the defensive faster than being asked, “Don’t you get bored?” My mind starts to race as I think: Bored?!? Are you out of your mind, of...
If Children Wrote Thank You Notes
One of my favorite “get to know you” questions is asking someone what they are better or worse at than 95% of the population. It is usually pretty entertaining and...
Framing Forty
I turn forty this month. Forty. It even looks daunting to write it. Say it out loud and it goes into slow motion talk all on it’s own: F-o-r-r-r-r-t-y-y-y-y-y-y-y. Did...
Have You Childproofed Your Career?
Your first born is on their way. In your excitement, you prepare your home with care. Many meticulous hours on Pinterest and Etsy combine to create the cutest and most...
A Tribute to the Potty Training Mom
“Wow, Momma, that was a BIG poopie! Good job.” My son loudly offered me this praise in the Target bathroom. At the beginning of potty training, this comment would have...
To Sleep, Perchance to Sleep
by Kate Kearns
I’m really good at sleeping. Put down your pitchforks, ladies. I’m not saying that I get enough sleep. I have a toddler who likes to wake up at 5:30 in...
Overcoming Postpartum Depression
In 2018, postpartum depression is being talked about more and more in public as more mothers are opening up to share their experience. But, the process to bring postpartum depression...
Escaping Versus Resting in our Break Times
by Laura Senske
Motherhood is amazing, awesome, beautiful, and stupendous. It’s also a lot of really hard, constant work. There are the physical demands, especially with young children: carrying children everywhere, picking all...