I was taking a walk through our property the other day with one of my kids. It was a gorgeous day. We live in the middle of 40 heavily wooded acres. I realized as we were walking that I was staring at our feet. All I could see was dirt, sticks, and rocks. There was […]

  When you find yourself expecting a baby you can’t help but imagine what your child will be like. We all have hopes, dreams, and expectations for our children. As a parent, you wonder what traits you will pass to your children – blue eyes, a goofy laugh, a startling sneeze. Then suddenly, they’re here. […]

Dear Overwhelmed Mother of One, I’m going to tell you a short story. It starts when I had my first daughter, which oddly enough, is when lots of my stories start. I was like many first time moms, completely overwhelmed. My baby cried, my body was a mess, my house was a mess, and my […]

  One of the many wonderful aspects of being a stay-at-home mom is the freedom it gives you to set your own schedule. I know, I’m laughing at that statement too. SAHMs don’t really decide their own schedule because it is largely determined by how many children you have and how old they are, but […]

This is the third in an on-going series of posts titled Lessons from Parenthood. Definitely not lessons in parenthood because I know I am not qualified to write about those. Parenthood teaches so many incredible lessons, many of them humbling and hopefully funny. We parents have to laugh at ourselves if we are going to […]

Dear Postpartum Me, You did it. Do you realize what you’ve accomplished? You have grown a human being, pushed her out, and now you’re nourishing her with your body. That is an incredible achievement that is often overlooked because it happens every day all over the world. However, that doesn’t diminish its significance to you. […]

  Dear Mom (or Dad) of a baby with colic, Colic? That’s not a real condition is it? I’m sure someone told you that colic is a name for a baby that cries a lot and nothing more. That’s what I was told and vaguely what I thought before I had a baby of my own that […]