By the Way

One day I will not wake up to the crying of children.  I will wake up, and it will be after 6am, and nobody will have disturbed me all nigh...

Ten years ago I moved overseas for the first time.   Single, barely 22, with no earthly clue what I was doing.   That first year was rough....

[This is not a comment about working mothers vs. stay at home mothers vs. work at home mothers vs. part time working mothers... Nor does thi...

Every year I try to record some things about the girls to remember what they are like and what they are learning each year.  I don'...

A few years ago I wrote Juliana's nursing story , and I wanted to record and remember my nursing journey with Adalyn as well. I thin...

I don't usually plan large events, but recently, on an ambitious day, I decided: Hey, let's have a big party for all the Sophomore s...

We all deal with unrealistic expectations from others. These expectations can place an unnecessary weight, a burden of disappointing others...

It is that age old question. So you are a stay at home mom - what do you do all day? People don't usually ask it outright because of the...

I would be sad about Adalyn outgrowing babyhood, but this phase is so cute I really wouldn't want to go back.  At 18 months Addie... ...