Lucy looks at me and I can tell she is sad. The yellow pull toy dog my sons had once loudly dragged across my floor sits silent. Her little plastic...
It’s funny how the big emotions come in waves. Generally, we are doing well and feel grateful, but in our house we’ve each had our tears and moments of frustration,...
Life’s challenges are real right now. And I don’t care who you are or what your life looks like against someone else’s, all pain and anger and grief are allowed....
“I am so sorry, baby!” I screamed maniacally at the hospital room’s dingy ceiling. I was yelling at no one and everyone. My second son was arriving, born in chaos...
March, of course, took an unforeseen turn for the whole world. And, as an Enneagram 7 and someone who has built an identity on travel and family adventure, it took...
It is so easy these days, as we move to living online, to be depleted by what we consume on the Internet. Too much news, too many scary headlines, too...
Let’s take a break from COVID-19 and homeschooling resources and news, shall we? Let’s take a moment to just enjoy, sit with our coffee (or tea or wine) and let...
As the coronavirus weaves its insidious way through the world and schools are closing, parents are seeking ways to keep the kids’ schooling going at home and, of course, to...
I love sewing – playing with fabrics and textures, taking time to create something completely unique. I just don’t like KEEPING any of the stuff I make because, well, we...
There was a different post planned for today, but, like most parents in the U.S. right now, we’ve been watching the coronavirus with a mixture of anxiety (will they close...