Dear Moms, I Promise — You Can Be Both.
You can be both. A hot mess disaster and a hostess with the mostest. Professional and ridiculous. Chill and motivated. A sugar fiend and health-conscious. A mom and...
Read moreDear Daughter, Thank You For Helping Me See The Beauty In My Reflection.
Tonight, my 3-year-old daughter wore her Elsa AND Anna dresses with her way-too-big, dress-up pink high heels on the wrong feet, three beaded necklaces, seven...
Read moreHow Being A Quitter Has Helped Me Stay Sober.
All I could do was stare as the 23rd parent-teacher-organization-related email of the day appeared in my inbox. I had become so bitter that I...
Read moreDear Mama In The NICU, I Don’t Know You, But I Pray For You.
Dear Mama in the NICU, I pray for you. I don’t know you, but I was in your place once before, even if it was for...
Read moreWhat I Never Knew About Your Year Of Two.
I never knew. Now that you are three, I can honestly say I never knew how life-changing the year of you being two would be...
Read moreToday, Tomorrow, Forever — I Will Always Be Her Soft Place To Land.
Someday she’s going to give me the silent treatment. Someday she’ll say I’m the worst. Someday she will think I’m mean and that I couldn’t...
Read moreWorking Moms Don’t Just Want Flexibility, We Need It & So Do Our Families.
According to the Women in the Workplace 2018 study, women remain under-represented at every level of Corporate America. And yet, women across the globe are...
Read moreHow Miscarriage Broke My Heart — And Gave Me Everything.
Three years ago during the week leading up to Mother’s Day there were three reasons that I wanted to hide away from the world. Three...
Read moreI’m Done Wishing Away Your Littleness — I’m Grateful For All The Time We Have.
One thing no one prepares you for as you enter parenthood is how differently you’ll learn to view time. One day it feels like you’ve...
Read moreYou Say ‘Dance Mom’ Like It’s A Bad Thing But I Say It With Pride.
Last night I watched athletes. I had the extreme pleasure of observing talented, hardworking, motivated, dedicated, poised, and breathtakingly beautiful girls, ages 5 – 18,...
Read moreDad & Son Build Cutest Pedal Plane, Now The Sweet Home Video Is Going Viral.
When it comes to aviation, Axel Jewett is turning out to be a chip off the old block. Axel's dad Chris Jewett is a former...
Read moreWe’re Done Having Kids & It Hurts My Heart A Little.
I always wanted three kids. I don’t know why. Three was kind of an arbitrary number, but it was a comfortable place to hang out...
Read moreWe Have The Family We Always Dreamed Of — In Ways We Never Imagined.
If you’re like me, you once dreamed of the family you would have someday. You may have even imagined exactly how many kids you’d have,...
Read moreWith Each Of Your Firsts A Piece Of My Mom-Heart Breaks Because It’s Also A Last.
The other day started out like every other. I grabbed my chubby-cheeked toddler out of the car seat to get bundled up for school, but...
Read moreI’m Rethinking The Clingy Toddler Stage: This Is Our Hip-Hugging Season.
We’re in a season, she and I. She likes to be as physically close to me as possible. So, on the hip she goes. This can...
Read moreDear Mama, Motherhood Is Losing Yourself & Finding Yourself, Daily.
Dear Mama, In the thick of motherhood, managing work, home, babies, spouses, cooking, cleaning, working out, holidays, volunteering, organizing, planning appointments and playdates — all...
Read moreKindergarteners Taught Me To Stop Worrying About How My Children Are “Labeled.”
Growing up as a child who went to school in the ’90s, there was definitely a stigma around special education. Autism diagnoses were much rarer...
Read moreMama, Don’t Be So Hard On Your Beautiful, Miraculous Post-Baby Body.
This is me, three weeks post-partum with my 2nd baby. I look so happy. Proudly pointing to my shrunken stomach while taking a selfie to...
Read moreThe 5 Little Words My Son Said That Made Me Rethink My Self-Worth.
I threw a pile of dirty clothes over my shoulder as I searched through my son’s closet for his left tennis shoe. If you would...
Read moreThis Is For All The Moms Out There — You’re The Real Superheroes.
I’m a superhero mom. I don’t wear a cape or unitard, have a mask, or knee-high leather boots. Most days it’s jeans and sweaters, often...
Read moreTo My Daughter With Down Syndrome, You Are A World-Changer, An Eternal Supply Of Love.
Dear sweet Hannah Grace, My beautiful daughter, my life changer, my literal gift from God. I want you to know some things about yourself that...
Read moreHow I Learned To Use My Mom-Envy For Good & Ultimately Defeat It.
You see her almost every day — at the park, picking up her kids from school or right next door. You know the type —...
Read moreIf You Need Me In The Next Hour, I’ll Be On The Couch — Guilt-Free.
I’ve always been good at hide-and-seek, but I never thought I would be so so good at hiding in plain sight. As mothers, we are...
Read moreWe’re Getting Rid Of Our Nursery Room Glider, But It’s Not “Just A Chair.”
When we moved the kids from bucket car seats into their convertible car seats I didn’t get nostalgic. Those bucket car seats are heavy, and...
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