Finding the beautiful…
Mike’s grandma Nana Mae was someone who never lost sight of the beauty around her. Her personality matched her bright red hair and there wasn’t a time you were with her…
Braiding her hair (but really, it’s more than that)…
She’s twelve now and she stands almost eye to eye with me. With each day, she’s becoming more independent, and more sure of herself. She likes reading and painting, swimming…
How do you know when you’re done having kids?
When my friend Stephanie at Metropolitan Mama sent me the question, “What were the contributing factors that led to your decision to have two kids?”… I had to think about…
It’s posts like this that make me glad I blog
I was looking through some of my archives the other day, reminiscing about when the kids were younger, when I came across this one about my son. It had me cracking up out…
The lesson in the pet aisle at Target…
*post originally published 2009 My daughter and I walked into Target and headed straight for the pet aisle. She had around $40.00 left on a gift card she’d been saving,…
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Being a happy mom isn’t about sailing through motherhood. It’s not about having it all together or having the best kids. And it’s not about perfection. Motherhood can be chaotic,…
Separation Anxiety – At Home and Out of Sight
Today for Mom-Monday, I wanted to share a great article by my friend Elizabeth Pantley, author of the No-Cry series of parenting books. For those of you who have kids…
For you, the single mom…
I’ve been really touched by the stories of a couple single moms in my life lately and I felt the need to run this post again (originally published in 2010). If…