Parenthood

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...

To the man who yelled at me during school drop off: I want you to know that you got the best of me. I yelled back, in front of my 5-year-old child.  In case you yell at a lot of people...

I remember the day like it was yesterday: we were stationed in Italy, my husband was working another 16-hour day, and I was running on empty. Again. My first baby (around 2 months old at the time) just finished...

Have you heard the phrase “You don’t stop dancing because you grow old. You grow old because you stop dancing”? It's funny how when you are young, it comes so naturally. Even babies sometimes jump up and down upon hearing...

I have always wanted to be a doctor. I've known it for nearly my entire life, outside of a few childhood dreams that were unrealistic or plain made up. My daughter is artistic where her father and I are scientific...

Before I became a mom and experienced it for myself, I thought parents needed to suck it up a little bit if their kid refused to eat from a certain color bowl. I mean, come on, really? Crying over...

Recently, I saw a call for help on the women's Facebook page for my church: "Any breastfeeding experts?" A woman had shown up at one of our services with her newborn baby, hoping to find community as she transitioned...

As I listen to a parenting podcast, the ever present inspirational quote, “Thrive in the chaos, momma” plays in my headphones. As those words enter my mind, the perfectly timed scratchy, wetness of a toilet brush grazes against my...

The Podcasts You Need In Your Life - bringing depth & soul to the mundane I never understood the podcast thing. My husband has been an avid podcaster for probably the last decade, often choosing to listen to them doing pretty...