Find Your Own Happiness During the Holidays
For almost 10 years, I would spend days leading up to Christmas by cooking. There was researching, planning, calling stores, shopping, and of course cooking. It started by reading an...
What to Wear for the Holidays
The holiday season is here – and no matter what holiday you and your family celebrate – we all have ONE very important thing in common. Ready for it? You...
A Lesson on Perspective
When a child enters this world prematurely, life is turned upside down. Plans are thrown out the window, and uncertainty becomes the new norm. That is especially true when your...
My Story with Twin to Twin Syndrome (TTTS)
by Lauren
December is International Twin to Twin Transfusion Syndrome Awareness month and the 7th is World Twin to Twin Transfusion Syndrome Awareness Day. Never heard of Twin to Twin Transfusion Syndrome (TTTS)?...
Motherhood: Acceptance and Perseverance
Motherhood is a balancing act. We’re constantly navigating the extremes of parenthood, finding our place between worry and nonchalance, planning and spontaneity, protecting and letting go. Motherhood is a continual evaluation...
Be Here Now
One of the things I enjoy most is being inspired by others and learning another way to connect with people in both my professional and personal pathways. I attended a...
Daddy Has Diabetes
When I first started dating my husband, he gravely said that he had something he needed to tell me. I prepared myself for a scene out of a comedy about...
The Best Thanksgiving
My favorite Thanksgiving stories are by far traditional. The year our oldest son was born, we decided to stay home for Thanksgiving. My late husband grilled steaks and we devoured...
Our Family Will Never Use Blended Family Labels
by Maureen Zhao
“You are such a good stepdad!” an innocent lady on Facebook typed under a picture of my husband and our son. Wait, a good what? Who is she talking about?...
Letting Go of Perfection
by Cari Dugan
Every Friday it was the same. Take the kids to school. Rush home to do all the things I didn’t get to finish during the week; laundry, clean bathrooms, scrub...
Some Truths About Midlife and a Big Fat Lie
{Photo credit: Melissa Soto Photography} If I thought my twenties went by fast, I was woefully unprepared for the warp speed at which my thirties would go by. I attribute...
Of Moms and Martyrs
by Kate Awsumb
“Don’t be a martyr.” My husband’s words sent a zing of fury through my veins. It wasn’t the poor guy’s fault. He said the four harmless words, expecting me to...
Thriving Through a Layoff: Toddler Teachable Moments
by Kate Kearns
DAY 3 My 16-month old knows something is wrong. She’s right, but how can she possibly know that? DAY 1 12:38 pm – I’m called into a conference room with...
The Team Approach to Parenting
Any preconceived notions I had about motherhood went out the door the night we brought my first daughter home from the hospital. Despite my ideals of being the “do it...