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Our Friend Steve Is Back! Get Ready for the “Blue’s Clues” Live-Action Movie

We just got a letter, we just got a letter! Except this time, it’s even better! ’90s kids rejoice, because one of our favorite classic…

Setting Boundaries with Toxic Family Is Hard but Worth It

Motherhood

Setting Boundaries with Toxic Family Is Hard but Worth It

Breaking generational chains is one of the most amazing, beautiful, and beneficial things I’ve done for my family. My children are happy and…

Motherhood

As a Mom, I’m Always On

Yesterday, my kids made to-do lists as I do, they pretended to be Mom in their play, and they wanted to look up a bazillion and one things on my…

Dear School Bus Driver, My Whole World Is In Your Care

Kids, Motherhood

Dear School Bus Driver, My Whole World Is In Your Care

To the bus driver I do not know, You don’t understand how hard it is to let go of my child’s hand in the morning and hand him over to you. You…

Motherhood

Goodbye to Girlhood Innocence

She loved pickles and pudding and rocks that glittered. And forts that touched the ceiling. She mastered shadow puppets on night walls and Carol…

Every Time I Blinked, They Grew—and It Was So Beautiful

Kids, Motherhood

Every Time I Blinked, They Grew—and It Was So Beautiful

I thought we were prepared, but we weren’t. Not even close. Not in the tiniest, least little bit. When we hugged our precious, oldest boy and left…

Motherhood

I Am An Autism Mom

I have always known what kind of mom I wanted to be. The mom who has the best after-school snacks. The mom who’s always ready with a warm hug…

Motherhood

The Boss Around Here Is Tough

I’ve recently changed careers. I was so used to working a regular 8-5 job over the last 13+ years. Sure, there were some late nights, plenty of…

Motherhood

To the Homeschool Mom Trying Her Best

Homeschool mothers are their own worst critics. The subject doesn’t often come up, but occasionally someone will discover I was homeschooled. My…

What a Gift It Is To Watch My Babies Grow Up

Motherhood, Teen

What a Gift It Is To Watch My Babies Grow Up

A few weeks ago I ran away and I brought my family with me. It’s become my favorite thing to do for my birthday week. Nestled neatly between the…

Kids, Motherhood

I Love it When You Smile at Me

I gained a bit of insight today. We were walking past the checkout at the store this afternoon when we came upon a…

My Daughter is Almost the Age I Was When My Grandfather First Molested Me

Living, Motherhood

My Daughter is Almost the Age I Was When My Grandfather First Molested Me

Trigger Warning: Child Abuse My daughter is swinging, head tilted up to the sky, pondering the shape of the cloud—is it a puppy or a tiger? Or…

Our Friend Steve Is Back! Get Ready for the “Blue’s Clues” Live-Action Movie

Setting Boundaries with Toxic Family Is Hard but Worth It

As a Mom, I’m Always On

Dear School Bus Driver, My Whole World Is In Your Care

Goodbye to Girlhood Innocence

Every Time I Blinked, They Grew—and It Was So Beautiful

I Am An Autism Mom

The Boss Around Here Is Tough

To the Homeschool Mom Trying Her Best

What a Gift It Is To Watch My Babies Grow Up

I Love it When You Smile at Me

My Daughter is Almost the Age I Was When My Grandfather First Molested Me

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