Sometimes Love Means Slowing Down
Think of something faster than a 7-year-old boy on a two-wheel bike. Maybe a race car at the drop of the checkered flag? Perhaps a rocket ship…
Continue ReadingPlease Don’t Ask When I’m Having Another Baby
We’ve all been asked it. Maybe once, maybe more times than we can count. Maybe we’ve even asked it ourselves, “When are you trying for baby…
Continue ReadingHello Midnight
Hello again, Midnight. I wish I could say I was happy to see you. My, what a journey we have had together over the years. I must admit I thought we…
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3 Ways to Help Your Firstborn Embrace Becoming a Big Brother
My oldest son turned four right after his first brother was born. Four years of alone time with his parents. Four years of extra mommy time during…
Continue ReadingI Am a Wrestling Mom
As the sun is rising on a frigid winter morning, a brave and determined group of athletes are weighing in at a high school gym. They are physically…
Continue ReadingDear Busy Sports Mom: It’s Worth It
My daughter stands on the front porch every morning and waves goodbye to me as I pull out of the driveway to go to work. She is 11, and…
Continue ReadingTo the Mom Going through a Divorce
To the mom going through a divorce: you can do this. I’ve been where you are, staring at a mountain of changes and challenges that felt…
Continue ReadingThis is 40 and Pregnant
I didn’t expect to be 40 and pregnant. But here I am, turning 40 this month with a baby growing inside me. Sometimes I think I have no business…
Continue ReadingTo My Son at 12
My son, you are 12 years old. You are a young boy in the last days before you become a young man. You are a boy fully realized, having reached the…
Continue ReadingI Wish My Family Could See More than My Faults
I am and always will be a self-described mini-train wreck. I’m disorganized, have trouble keeping my house clean, and my kids aren’t perfect…
Continue ReadingLet Them Try: Learning To Be a Mom Who Says Yes
Our 7-year-old asked to make pancakes the other morning. “Can I do it all by myself this time, mom?” Truthfully, I wanted to say no. I…
Continue Reading8 Fight Songs for the Single Mom
They whispered to her: You cannot withstand the storm. I have had days when the storms hit me while I sat on the shower floor with my knees to my…
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