The mom and her daughter in the dressing room…

I walked into the dressing room of a store the other day to try some clothes on. Another mom walked in beside me pushing a stroller with a newborn in it. She was balancing…

Making each moment count

*post originally published during “My One Month” series. Looking at life from a “One Month” perspective has really made me think about the decisions I make every day. And I’m…

What if you had one month to live?

A few years ago, I read the New York Times bestseller One Month to Live by Kerry and Chris Shook. It impacted me so much that I blogged about it for…

What every child deserves

It’s 8:45 a.m. and I pull up to my neighbor’s house for our morning carpool. My daughter hops out of the car and runs to the porch to get her…

Three ways blogging has changed my life

A few weeks ago, I got an email from a friend who was considering starting a blog and pursuing writing. She wondered if we could meet for coffee and talk. After we met, I…

Not a friend, a mom.

Today for Mom-Monday, I wanted to share another mom-story I got in response to my requests for submissions for the book I’m writing. (After reading some of the submissions, I…

I remember 9/11

When I used to work at Hewlett Packard, before Mike and I had kids, I traveled to New York on a business trip. I visited the usual tourist attractions, but…