I ran across an “article” titled 15 Items You Should Never Pack in Your Child’s Lunch. Don’t read the article, you’ll feel like a failure as a mother, and then start seriously considering punching someone. Among the “no no” items were peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, granola bars, fruit snacks, juice boxes, yogurt, white bread, and… Read More What Not to Eat and Major Mom Guilt
I want my kids to have the courage to stand up and express themselves, and the fortitude to accept when… no one cares. … Read More Tough Mom Love
I want to show her that there will be days and situations when things go wrong, and one of the few things that provide peace and comfort are good friends.… Read More Lessons For My Daughter
If you’re the mom, you know what it means to be the constant in someone’s life. You know what it means to be “steady as the beating drum”. … Read More If You’re the Mom…
When I think about all the pluses of Raleigh, Charlotte, Cleveland, Salt Lake, Richmond, and Nashville, I often overlook the one thing they don’t have- sweet friends…… Read More Learning to Love the Current Adventure
We are in a time of transition. We are going from the parents of babies to the parents of kids. I loved my babies, but I love that we are moving into a new phase of life.
I’d like to think that we can all spread a little bit of good. We don’t need to do something spectacular to spread good. We can start small.
Parenthood has a way of knocking you on your butt… over an over again. Just when you think you have the hang of it… you realize…You don’t. It’s a daily exercise in humility.… Read More What Doesn’t Kill You Makes You Stronger… Right?
I feel a little bit unprepared to raise a daughter. I know this sounds strange, being female myself you’d think this would come naturally. No. Raising a daughter is baffling.
Cultivating Chaos 