Oh, the Places You’ll Go (With a Breast Pump)!
Recently I successfully weaned my crazy boy toddler from nursing (whoop!)! As I’ve happily reflected on our 18…
The Devotion of Moming
I’ve dragged the ironing board out of its near-permanent space in the corner of my laundry room and…
I Watched My Village Disappear
I sat closely by and held the hand of the man who was my bridge for every journey…
Thankful for Everyday Things
There are some days I just don’t have the energy to listen to one more story, watch one…
Being a Dog Mom Helped Me be a Better Person Mom
In March of 2017, my husband and I adopted a 10 year-old foxhound that was retiring from a…
Ages + Stages | Emotions | Mom
The Gold Ring
Recently, I completed a difficult summer-long work assignment in California, where I served as a Teaching Counselor for…
Ages + Stages | Emotions | Mom
Motherhood Gives Me Purpose:: How I Fight Depression Daily
As we transition into a New Year, these first months can be a time of fresh beginnings or…
Whoa, We’re Halfway There… Musings of a 20-Week, First-Time, Expectant Mom
As my husband and I sat in the OBGYN waiting room at 20 weeks into our pregnancy, I…
Ages + Stages | Emotions | Mom
This Phase of Sweetness
When my children were 1 and 2.5, I wondered what life would be like when both kids didn’t…
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…