Mom Life

Thanksgiving will be here before we know it. And traditionally, Thanksgiving involves family, amazing food, and good conversations. But have you ever thought of celebrating the season with the friends in your life? I'm talking about the close friends, the...

Some days it seems like the world in on fire. Everywhere you look or read, people are angry and upset. We seem so divided, so disconnected from each other. We are anxious, we are worried, and we don't know...

It was around 4:45 a.m. We had just arrived at Hector International Airport for our first excursion as a family of five. I had read all the rules and all the blogs about flying with kids. I was feeling confident...

As moms, we want our tweens and teens to have fun while learning important life skills. Piano lessons, swimming lessons, hockey... they all have the same goal: to build our child's skill set. But with the ever-growing realm of...

For the first time I am able to share my experience as an adopted child. I was inspired by fellow Fargo Mom writer, Shar, who wrote about her story of adopting her daughter. There are so many children in the...

Adoption. The word itself brings up feelings for many people and the range of impact is far and wide. It carries many opinions, perspectives, and experiences. November is National Adoption Awareness Month and it is a time to celebrate...

I was feeling overwhelmed. The world was noisy. My life was noisy. I felt like things were constantly coming at me. So many things I had to input and process. Complete overload. I blamed this stress on my kids, on the...

When counting down the seconds until midnight of 2020, I certainly didn't anticipate the trials this year would bring. But when the balloons at the party failed to drop due to a release cable malfunction, that was the first...

What’s that saying when you admit you were wrong…eating crow? Yeah, I’m doing a lot of that these days. I have had kids in my life over the years as a "bonus mom," but in July of 2019 I...

My life has taken a slower pace lately. I’m roasting an actual whole chicken this evening for dinner. I even brined it yesterday, with fresh herbs I (mostly) grew myself this summer. Also in the oven: a roasting root vegetable...