I had the privilege of asking 10 reflective questions to moms who are “done” raising their children. (Translation: We know motherhood is never “done” or over with — but this means these moms don’t have children who live in their homes anymore, and their roles in their adult children’s lives have changed). …
Read More »A Day In The Life of a Mom Who “Has it all”
A quick introduction: I’m married, I have a full-time job, I work from home on days that I’m not frantically traveling across the country, and I have two kids, ages 2 and 5. From the outside, we are living the American Dream. We have a cat, a dog (AND they like …
Read More »Now What?
Do you ever just wake up and feel like ‘now what?’ I woke up this morning, and I just feel really sad. Sad because I feel like the universe is just kind of giving me the cold shoulder. I’m going through a multitude of really harsh realities right now, and …
Read More »Honest Parenting Moments
If we have ever had children or step-children, we know there are so many wonderful moments that come from our experiences with them. It isn’t always easy and some nights we stay awake wondering if we handled a conflict correctly or simply feel we have let our children down. In …
Read More »Parenting Advice for My Newlywed Sister
Dear Sister, What a lovely time in life this is for you, still in the blush of newlywed life, and the heady swirl of becoming “Mrs.” With this lifetime leap of faith, underway, now’s the time to start thinking about babies! Wait, what? No, leave me alone. Yes, I know …
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