Sometimes a Blended Family Doesn’t Mix Well
When my dad first started dating my soon-to-be stepmom, I was overjoyed. He had been so lonely and untrusting of…
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When my dad first started dating my soon-to-be stepmom, I was overjoyed. He had been so lonely and untrusting of…
Continue ReadingI sat across from her in my small, hard metal chair as she opened her gifts. While she tore the…
Continue ReadingWhen your days are spent managing the practicalities of life in the company of three little blond, cute-as-a-button, carbon-copy brothers,…
Continue ReadingThis morning, school drop-off started off like any other (it was, after all, my second school drop-off of the morning…
Continue ReadingI'll never forget the time we took our kids to a trick-or-treating event at our local mall. Our entire family…
Continue ReadingMy daughter will be one in a matter of days, and she has the most beautiful eyes I have ever…
Continue ReadingEditor's note: The Netflix original series Maid debuted on Netflix this week and it seems like everyone is talking about it.…
Continue ReadingEven if you're not an avid football fan, you've probably heard something about a big upset in Texas over the…
Continue ReadingIt is so easy to look at your friend and see all of the beauty within her. It is so…
Continue ReadingA friend once asked me if I wanted to know what another mom said about me behind my back. I…
Continue ReadingWhat is friendship? I can tell you this my group—my girls—were found in an unexpected place, in an unexpected way,…
Continue Reading“Why is motherhood hard?” my good-intentioned, kind-hearted, and (clearly) child-free friend asked me. I paused, staring into my glass of…
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