Parenting

Have you ever walked into a doctor’s office, frantically searched through your diaper bag to find the insurance card or vaccination records only to realize you left them at home? Have you ever moved across the country and had to...

Before having a baby, all parents try to imagine what it’s going to be like. We try to imagine what color eyes they will have, what their personality will be like, and who will they look like. We read...

After three years of parenting, I often find myself thinking about attention. Attention is a gift, perhaps the greatest gift. The quality of your attention says so much about who you are. How do you attend to your day,...

I had a mom friend tell me once that she was encouraging her middle school son to go out for orchestra because she knew he would not make the cut. My puzzled look prompted her to explain further, "He...

Ever since my first pregnancy, I have completely immersed myself in the joy of shopping for my littles. With every growth spurt and change in season, I have relished in the opportunity to style these little bodies that keep growing...

I heard a statistic that 80% of all New Year’s resolutions fail. Rather than digging into the reasons behind that, or even spilling which of mine have had success (or were forgotten) over the past several years, I think we...

I owe Santa a thank you tonight.  He made my day...MY day, not my kids' days (though he definitely did that, too), but he made this mom's day.   I Still Believe As I was talking my two-year-old off the ledge...

The holiday season is stressful for everyone. As parents, we are buying gifts, baking cookies, wrapping presents, and trying not to kill our kids before Christmas. That’s why I bring to you four games you can play with your...

You’ve probably seen the Christmas book advent calendars floating around on Pinterest, and if you haven't, the idea is that your kid gets to unwrap one Christmas or winter themed book to read each day until Christmas Eve. On...

I know there are several women out there who may not appreciate my amateur findings in my first attempt at fantasy football. To those of you die-hard pro football fans, forgive me. And to the moms who have absolutely...