Living my Best Mom Life
As women, we have so many unrealistic expectations placed upon us. We should be able to do everything…
Foster Kids Don’t Need a Saint, but They DO Need Love
“You and your husband are saints.” Have you ever heard this when people find out you are a…
To Our Child’s Birthmother
Today is a day that our family has celebrated for the past four years. Tomorrow will be the…
A Mixtape for My Daughter
Since I was a teenager, when I hear certain songs that leave me with a powerful feeling —…
More Than the Average Marriage
When my husband and I first met, we fell in love fast and hard. We were that couple…
Ages + Stages | Humor | Mom
Parents vs. Grandparents – The “No” Conflict
It’s a grandparents “rite of passage:” spoil the grandkids, then send them home. I’m convinced that they hand…
Ages + Stages | Emotions | Mom
Someone Will Be Missing at Our Table
Christmas is my favorite holiday. It always has been. The beautiful lights all around town, the cheery decorations,…
Blended Families: Live and Learn
“Some families are created in different ways but are still, in every way, a family.” – Nia Vardalos “The…
The Big Santa Reveal
I am ambivalent about Santa Claus. You see, where I grew up – Manila, the Philippines, in the…
I Call Them “Mom” and “Dad”: An Adoptee”s Perspective
It’s springtime in western Pennsylvania, 1981. Two people who love each other very much had been trying to…