Mom Life

Becoming a mom myself has made Mother's Day that much more special. Mainly because I am now the one being celebrated and what's not to love about that? I'm kidding (mostly.) Becoming a mother has really made me appreciate my own...

Ten to fifteen years ago I was 85 pounds soaking wet. I had always been thin like that. I was always the tiniest in my class and very athletic. Girls “hated” me for being so thin and boys would daily...

I had my first child at the ripe old age of eighteen. I went to my senior prom, pregnant. I walked across the stage and accepted my high school diploma, pregnant. I remember my high school principal, handing me...

Our family has just entered a new world, the world of sports! Our son, Connor, started his first season of soccer recently. This is something that my husband and I have talked about since before having children. We both...

Motherhood and life can be overwhelming. We are all doing our best, figuring out how we can improve every day, in every area of our life. Sometimes after thinking about it, we are left feeling inadequate and exhausted. This has...

Do you ever think about all the stuff you have to do?  Do you ever grow upset with the pure fact that there aren’t enough hours in the day, or the other fact that one task can take hours; and...

My son and I just got back from the park. And I am fuming. My son loves the park. Every chance we get, he wants to go. Now that he's three, we have a few favorites. But there's one thing...

One would think that growing up with a sibling with Down Syndrome would have been challenging... maybe even a little sad. That, however, could not be further from the truth, speaking from my experience. My baby sister was born on...

After picking him up from school, he looked at me bright eyed and curious. “Momma” he said, “Did you know it’s not safe to wear light up shoes to school?” I looked at him, for what felt like an eternity…...

In our age of technology, with so many devices and gadgets at our fingertips to "help" us stay on time, on track and organized, I find myself gravitating back to simpler means and methods. For example, the white board.   When...