Parenthood

In October of 2019, I wrote an article about human trafficking for this blog, and it went viral. If you haven’t read it yet, you should. All the crucial information for protecting your child is outlined there. At the time,...

Military spouses are no strangers to being new and having frequent adventures. For me, this transition to a new life, community and much busier area has been harder than I anticipated. We moved from Alaska to the Northern Virginia/DC...

At the time of writing this, I am awaiting my COVID-19 test results. I started feeling congested and had a headache. I hoped for a cold. But when my headache and exhaustion continued and several coworkers were positive for COVID,...

Anyone suffering from a Holiday Hangover?  Because I am.  We hustled and bustled. We feasted and indulged. And now it’s January, and here I am, attempting to wrap my mind around the year 2022.  In this past season, our active-duty Army family returned...

Looking for a helping hand or mental pick-me-up in 2022? Me, me, me! Here are five favorite things that save my sanity daily as a stay-at-home mom of toddlers ages 4 and under and during a pandemic, two years and...

There was a small spare room upstairs in our house in Morocco. From the minute I walked into it, I knew what I wanted it to be. I knew what it needed to be.  “Can this be the office?” I...

For as long as parents have been trying to teach children how to behave, make desirable choices, and become good adults, they have been using sweets as incentives. Research is out on the impact of food as a reward for...

This past summer, we traveled to Washington D.C. for a wedding and a week full of wonderful adventures. It was a beautiful ceremony, and it was so exciting to visit our nation’s capital with the bride and groom as...

I am probably the most inconsistent person when it comes to sticking to a routine. I will admit that routines are life for our family. Setting and sticking to routines ensures that all of us start and end our days...

On the top shelf of my oldest child’s closet is a baby book. It's filled with details about every medical appointment in her first year of life, her monthly weight and height in the metric and standard units, and...

To all parents with babies who aren't quite babies anymore: Let me try and explain. Have you looked at your kids lately? I mean, really looked. Is there hair somewhere on their body where it wasn't before? Have they grown a few inches this...

...through all those experiences, you have learned something again: love will help you do what is difficult. Lizann Lightfoot is the author of Open When: Letters of Encouragement for Military Spouses. Her book takes readers on a journey through many...