When You Give a Mom a Canceled State Fair
The first trigger will be the hint of a season change. It will come around the time the summer flowers begin to crisp on the edges. Tomato plants will hang heavy...
Rachel Nevergall
Maybe Running Together Made Me Stronger
With my running shoes in hand, I tiptoe out the front door, closing it gently so as not to wake the napping house. It is early but already the sun...
Summer Books for Children You Need to Read Too
It’s 4:00 on a warm and sunny afternoon. Another hour stands between me and when my co-pilot shows up to help me steer this ship to bedtime. This is when...
On Three Siblings & One Room: Life Lessons
I have a confession. Sometimes I daydream about having only one child. In reality, I have three children — three little joys that fill me with unlimited love. But while...
I Learned Everything From “Sex and the City” & Motherhood
As a person who has moved frequently in adulthood, I collect friends like I curate my wardrobe. I have mom friends and work friends, church friends and childhood friends. Friends...
We All Have a Part to Play in this Village
Are either of you home? I want to drop some things off for work! Her text dings around 5:30 p.m., a group text to me and my husband. I was...
A Reverse Bucket List Birthday Tradition
If I tried hard enough I could tell you many things I do right with parenting. But instead, I will tell you one big failure. I have zero baby books...
An Introvert’s Holiday Survival Guide
I slumped into the rocking chair, settled my four month old into nursing, and then began to cry. I was so exhausted, in all the ways a new mom is...
Thanksgiving Series: Our Small but Magical Family Thanksgiving
With Thanksgiving fast approaching, we asked several of our writers to tell us about their favorite Thanksgiving traditions and stories. Whether a quiet affair at home, or a boisterous congregation...
Tell the Scary Stories Too
“Mommy, tell me a story.” It’s the latest bedtime stall tactic in our house. My body wants to say no, wants to claw my way out of this room, away...
On Fall Leaves, Baby Hairs, and Relief
{Photo credit: Valeriia Miller of Pexels.com} I cried the first time I saw a fall leaf. It was the beginning of September, only two months into calling Minnesota home. Our...
The Essential “Supply List” for the Mom Going “Back to School”
She packs up the piles of school supplies dividing them into each backpack. The wide ruled paper empty and waiting for ideas. The crayons smelling like childhood. The pencils sharpened...
The Many Stories We Tell
I am a story teller. I weave words with images, tuck them into neat little squares on a grid. These are the stories I share with the world. You have...
Gardening Lessons Teach Us More Than Gardening
She is wrist deep in the dirt, pushing it aside to make room for her plants. I watch her tickle the ends of the roots, just like I taught her,...
