Parenting Wisdom

The very last bag of breastmilk. I'm holding it in my hand. I'm staring down at it. I feel a knot growing in my throat right above my collarbone. How could this possibly be it? How is it over already? I spent...

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...

When I am not busy blogging or just being a mom, you can find me behind my salon chair. During the month leading up to school I have always offered a fun back-to-school special for my guests, for their...

Teaching our kids financial success should start early. Throughout our region, parents are embracing a local, innovative, one-of-a-kind banking experience for their kids that’s creating a better way of life. It’s not only banking done differently, it’s banking done right. Gate...

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 —...

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,...

When you have a lot of kids, like I do, people say things to you.  Sometimes they say things out of shock. Sometimes they say things because they are excited, upset, or disgusted. Sometimes they say things because they are...

Living with a chronic illness isn't easy. Even simple everyday tasks can be daunting. And chronic illness as a mom can make things even more challenging. I have been living with chronic illness and pain since 2006. Long story short,...

Our kids are little; we have a 4-year-old and a 5-month-old. And before they get too busy or too cool, we are keeping things simple and making the best summer memories in our own backyard. We didn't sign up...

Looking to find a trampoline in Fargo? Growing up, I dreamed for a trampoline like some kids hope for a pet. I got a pet, but never the trampoline. I always heard the excuse, “They're too dangerous!” Well into my adult years...