Can we get real for a minute? October is Domestic Violence Awareness Month. I read that 1 in 4 women will experience abuse from their partner. In looking at stats, that means that somewhere around 5,000 of you who read this page often have experience it. And that breaks my heart. So, I invited my dear …
Well, school is back in session. Am I the only one feeling those pangs of regret that we didn’t do all we wanted to with our kiddos over the break? We get 18 summers with our children before they go off to college. It seems like a lot. But when I realize that I’ve only …
I’m late in posting this. Life has gotten in the way of this site lately. With losing our Baby Bean and other issues I’m not yet ready to make public, I’ve been lost. My days have been spent adrift, trying desperately to stay afloat, but feeling as though I’m drowning. Two months ago, I started …
Do you remember your pre-child days? Remember all those things you swore you’d never do or let your child do? I do…. And I swear, most of them have gone by the wayside. Being a momma comes down to survival mode. We have to pick our battles. But what are some of those battles we …
It’s late at night. You’re rocking baby while your partner sleeps soundly. At their moment, you are alone in the world… You feel isolated. You feel a bittersweet frustration. You feel smothered and nurturing simultaneously. Have I ever told you that I don’t remember the last time I rocked my son (now 8.5 years old) …
They tell you not to announce a pregnancy too soon. Who “they” is, I don’t know. I just know the ill-explained societal rule that you don’t publicly announce until around 12 weeks. But when I got the positive pregnancy test, I couldn’t help but tell a handful of close friends… my virtual momma tribe. Because I couldn’t contain my …
A few years back, I shared a new Moments Matter monthly photo challenge. The concept of the photo challenge is to focus on the small details of our days and to connect with our loved ones in the midst of our hectic lives. Because it’s in these little moments that life happens, love is shared, and memories are …
I just recently lost a friend. There was no notice of a problem. One day things were fine, and the next, she had blocked and unfriended me on Facebook. I couldn’t deal… Couldn’t process what had caused such a major step. The feelings surrounding a friend breakup are just like those experienced in a romantic …
One of my favorite songs is Leonard Cohen’s Hallelujah. But I hadn’t ever given much thought about the meaning of the line “Love is not a victory march”. And then, a few weeks ago, it hit me. It hit me hard. I’m talking… crying, gasping for breath, and wondering where it all went wrong. I don’t …
Being a parent is scary… Especially when you realize that you are literally shaping how another human being turns out. I’ve made my fair share of mistakes (and then some) when it comes to raising my children. Over the past few months, I’ve been doing a lot of thinking about what I think good parenting …
