Parenthood

This is part 3 of a 3-part series in honor of National Adoption Month. For part 1 go here, and for part 2, go here. Everyone’s timeline is different, but we waited two years and two months from the start...

This is part 2 of a 3-part series in honor of National Adoption Month. For part one, go here. “Oh, well! You can always just adopt kids!” When people say this phrase, I hear, “Oh, well! If dinner burns you...

Did you know that November is National Adoption Month? This adoption story is a lot of things, but more than anything, it is just a story of the incredible power of love. Unless I’m around other parents who have...

Dear Moms, During this season of Thanksgiving, I would like to encourage you to talk to your kids about something that may not be a typical dinner-table conversation topic. I want you to talk to them about the Other Kids. My daughter...

Migraines have been a chronic unwelcome guest in my life since 2008. I had them sporadically as a teenager, but they decided to come and stay for the last 10 years. They have added stress to my marriage, decreased...

Isn't it interesting how life sometimes throws us into groups or communities that we never really intended to join? Sure, we plan to become a married couple. We (sometimes) plan to become a family with children. We plan to...

A friend gave me a call Asked what I had been up to Without giving it a thought, I replied: Nothing, nothing at all   Turning off lights Walking down the hall Feeling oh so tired From doing nothing, nothing at all   Around 9 in the morning A friend...

Mother-in-laws are quite often the brunt of jokes. The premise being that a mother-in-law typically considers her child to be unsuitable for his new love, so they are usually depicted as overbearing or obnoxious. Now, let me put this out...

As a 10-year-old kid, my heart's desire was to marry Jareth, The Goblin King, from the Labyrinth. Obviously, I was a true romantic even then. Despite the wildly inappropriate age difference, pirate shirts, velvet leggings, and ever present codpiece,...

As a mom, it's difficult to find time to read. When I was a kid, I was always reading. I loved fiction and poetry. I devoured both the classics and The Baby-Sitters Club. I fell in love with the...

Some women wear pregnancy well. They exude confidence, feel sexy, and glow like an ephemeral angel. Others spend half the time with their face in the toilet, meandering around like a human weeble-wobble.  I belong to the latter group: Team...

Carrie Underwood came under criticism in 2018 for remarks she made during an interview with Redbook. When asked if she wanted a large family, Carrie responded: "I'm 35, so we may have missed our chance to have a big...