Thursday Three: Things My Daughters Have Taught Me
I don’t have any sisters. As an adult, it isn’t something that bothers me too much but as a kid I…
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Mom Reflections: My Daughter is Grown Up
Wedding preparations started months ago but when is it ever really done? I took the two days off before my daughter’s…
What I Learned When My Whole Family Contracted Lice
Lice hit our family hard – but brought us closer together. A few days after returning from a pretty satisfying…
4 Reasons Our Family Vacation Didn’t Suck
There seems to be lots of internet whining about how vacationing with kids is different from a spa getaway for two.…
5 Stepparenting Truths
Stepparents like to say that they love their stepkids in the same way that they love their biological kids, but…
Why Kids Should Experience Loss
Life is about loss. Don’t get me wrong, life is full of exciting and wonderful things also I just feel…
10 Things You Really Would Miss If You Didn’t Have Kids
Kids add a lot to our lives, and I don’t just mean in the way of extra bills and gray…
In Full Bloom: Four Summers as a Family
There is a parasitic plant attached to a palm tree on the outskirts of our yard that we call our…
Top 10 Parenting Quotes from Maya Angelou
Losing poet, activist and Phenomenal Woman Maya Angelou this week struck a personal chord with me. Maya Angelou’s death, while…
10 Things I’d Tell the “Me” from 10 Years Ago
This weekend I celebrated my 32nd birthday and I have to say, it was my best birthday yet. In addition…
