My oldest son is an easy breezy, go with the flow, doesn’t care what color shirt he has on type of a kid. Thank God. I thought the toddler years were going to be somewhat smooth sailing until my youngest turned two. We are not experiencing the typical “terrible two” behavior. I was prepared for […]
I can still remember the last phone conversation I had with my dad. I was a sophomore in college and talked to my parents frequently since we were a few states apart. We ended the conversation, and I hung up. I stood in my dorm room for a moment a little confused. Had I really […]
Mother’s Day is the most important and meaningful day on my calendar. It’s the one day that the world takes a pause to validate and celebrate women for their child rearing efforts. But have you ever felt like Mother’s Day is like winning a gold medal that you will never actually receive? I’m not going […]
Every year, my husband and I have the privilege of taking a trip through his work. The destination changes, but the outcome? Always the same — precious time for the two of us to escape the day-to-day grind. We relax and enjoy one another’s company. And we look forward to it immensely. This year would be […]
You don’t need to look very hard to find a gazillion mom hacks to make life “easier” for you. Pinterest. Mommy blogs. Facebook. And each list is filled with amazing and genius mom hack ideas that I always want to implement, but rarely ever do. However, there are a few tricks that I’ve picked up […]
Mother, I see you. You are lying in bed while your little ones are up at 6 am. You try to talk yourself into moving, but all you can think about is how you used to sleep in until at least 7:30 am. And how you sipped your hot coffee in peace. You think about how […]
My 15-month old is teething, bless her little sleep-killing soul. I should feel bad for her, but let’s be honest, my empathy went out the window at midnight, then 2 am, again at 3 am and at 5 o’clock this morning. Before kids I would go to bed and wake up whenever I felt the […]
All I ever wanted in life? To have children. Even as a young adult, I knew I could not make someone fall in love with and marry me. But I would have children — whatever it took. I even put together back up plans in case I needed to resort to those extremes in order […]
I woke up on the morning after Thanksgiving feeling uneasy. Surprisingly, it wasn’t because of the three helpings of turkey, mashed potatoes, heaping globs of stuffing, and other tasty sides I had indulged in the day before (although I’m sure that wasn’t helping anything — especially my waistline). No. My reason? The day after Thanksgiving arrived, […]
I remember the exact moment my world started spinning. It was February 17, 2017 at approximately 11:00 AM. “Let’s test James for autism.” We were at his three year visit when his doctor dropped this bomb on me. Truthfully, I had been questioning what was “wrong” with him for a year. But for a professional […]
