Inspiring Stories of Adoption: Twice the Joy…

Today, for Mom-Monday, I am sharing an article I wrote that was originally published in Sacramento Parent Magazine, a great magazine in my area that I love to write for….

Excited to be over at Mamapedia today!

I’m excited to be featured over at MAMAPEDIA VOICES today – a great site for moms!   Stop over there to read my post, “Lessons from a 13-year-old’s bucket list”……

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…

Facing Our Fears – 31 Stories from M.O.M.

I’m so excited to be part of this new book over at The Mom Initiative! Facing Our Fears – 31 Stories from M.O.M is a compilation of stories for moms by moms about…

Finding my story…

About a year ago, when I was watching The Next Food Network Star, one of the judges commented on a contestant, saying, “It’s so interesting to me when we find…

Six suggestions to stop sibling squabbles

Welcome to Mom-Monday. I’m glad you’re here! Any mom with two or more kids has seen sibling squabbles…from the toy snatching of toddlers to the bickering of older kids. And…

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…