Mom Life

"Chickery chick cha la cha la..." His positive attitude rang through the house. He sang animatedly as he strummed his guitar. Standing 6 feet 5 inches tall, he always towered over us kids even as he sat and strummed. "I want...

Do to others as you would have them do to you. The Golden Rule is a cross-cultural ethical principle throughout the world. We teach our kids to treat others well by considering how they would like to be treated. That’s...

Second and third-time mamas generally have all the essentials — diapers, nursery furniture, books, you name it. And so it can be a little daunting to think of gift ideas for second-time moms. Thankfully, gift giving is my love language...

I have a talent for creating visual art. I am keen on painting methods, I know my way around oil pastels, and I will throw down some Mod Podge and mixed media type stuff any day of the week....

On and off for the last 11 years I was largely a stay-at-home mom. I did work a few different jobs after college graduation but found it utterly painful to think about how to balance a career and my...

"Mama, do you feel nervous?" There was a little voice at the bottom of my feet while I was in the bathroom curling my hair that spoke these calm, sweet words. "I am, baby. How did you know?" I asked. "I heard...

Please tell me I'm not the only one who this happens to. You get a text from a friend asking to borrow a random item. An ugly holiday sweater, maybe a hot glue gun, or something really specific —...

Note: This post discusses stillbirth and infant loss, and may be difficult for some to read.  This year on June 6th, my family and I celebrated and remembered our stillborn son, Max, on what would have been his 7th birthday....

Isn’t it funny how we try to teach our kids life lessons and they end up teaching us? Lessons that we already know, but perhaps need a refresher on. Gratitude is one thing I strive to teach my young...

When brainstorming words to recap my first year as a single parent I kept coming back to a very simple word — wild. Being a parent in general is wild, because kids are wild, this world around us is wild,...